Heilbrigðisskýrslur - 01.12.1973, Blaðsíða 197

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PUBLIC HEALTH IN ICELAND 1973 - A SUMMARY
1. The climatlc conditlons were unfavourable in the beginning of
the summer and for the two last months of the year, but else mostly
favourable. The mean temperature was 1.0° (C) under the average.
The precipitation was 12% above the average.
2. Population. Births and Deaths. The population was on December
lst 1973 213499 including Reykjavík 84333 (1972: 210775 and 83977).
The estimated midyear population was 212364 (209275). The marriage
rate was 8.3 (8.1), the live birth rate 21.7 (22.3) and the death
rate 6.9 (6.9), per 1000 inhabitants. The infant mortality rate
was 9.6 (11.3) per 1000 born alive. The perinatal death rate was
16.2 (19.7).
3. Causes of deaths are shown on pp. 68 -80. The following eleven
are the most common (cf. p. 85).
Per 1000
Per 1000 of the
Number of deaths population
Diseases of the Heart ..........
Malignant Neoplasms ............
Vascular Lesions of the Brain ..
Accidents (incl. Suicides) .....
Pneumonia ......................
Certain Causes of perinatal
Mortality ......................
General Arteriosclerosis .......
Empysema (Pulmonary) ...........
Infection of Kidney ............
Congenital Malformation ........
Pulmonary Embolism and Infarction
Other and unknown Causes .......
442
283
216
182
63
299.7
191.9
146.4
123.4
42.7
2.08
1.33
1.02
0.86
0.30
27
27
18
17
15
15
170
18.3
18.3
12.2
11.5
10.2
10.2
115.2
0.13
0.13
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.80