Heilbrigðisskýrslur - 01.12.1971, Side 144

Public Health in Iceland 1971. — A Summary.
1. The climatic conditions were favourable most of the year. The
mean Temperature was 0.8°(C) under the average. The precipitation
was 5% above the average.
2. Population. Births and Deaths. The population was on December
lst 1971 207174 including Reykjavík 82892 (1970: 204578 and 81693).
The estimated midyear population was 206092 (204104). The marriage
rate was 7.9 (7.8), the live birtk rate 20.7 (19.7) and the death rate 7.3
(7.1) per 1000 inhabitants. The infant mortality rate was 12.9 (13.2)
per 1000 born alive.
3 Causes of deaths are shown on pp
the most common (cf. p. 75).
Diseases of the Heart ................
Malignant Neoplasms ..................
Vascular Lesions of the Brain.........
Accidents (incl. Suicides) ...........
Pneumonia ............................
Certain causes of perinatal mortality..
Infection of Kidney ..................
General Arteriosclerosis .............
Congenital Malformation...............
Phlebitis and Thrombo-phlebitis.......
Influenza ............................
Other and unknown Causes .............
62—74. The following eleven are
Per 1000 of Per 1000 of the
Number deaths population
436 290.5 2.12
290 193.2 1.41
202 134.6 0.98
162 107.9 0.79
113 75.3 0.55
35 23.3 0.17
22 14.7 0.11
20 13.3 0.10
15 10.0 0.07
12 8.0 0.06
12 8.0 0.06
182 121.2 0.88