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5. Cancer (cf. pp. 37-38)
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
316 333 365 391 394
6. Maternity. The total number of births in 1983 was 4385, 4371 born
alive and 14 stillborn.
Deaths in connection with childbirth.
1975
Complications of Pregnancy,
Childbirth and Puerperium.......
Puerperal Sepsis................ 1
Total Number of Deaths.......... 1
7. Induced Abortion (cf. table V)
During the year 689 artificial abortions took place under the Birth
Control Act. Social indications had been taken into consideration in
619 cases, medical indications in 39 cases and social as well as
medical indications had been taken into consideration in 27 cases.
8. Accidents. The rate of deaths by accidents (including suicides) was
in 1983 0.60 per 1000 of the whole population.
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Deaths by Suicide Deaths by other Accidents (incl. 30 24 16 22 40
Homicides) 113 121 107 105 102
Classification of accidents (external causes) is shown on pp. 18-20.
No deaths in
connection with
childbirth have
been registered
since 1975.
9, Health Personnel (cf. table I). The total number of licensed
doctors in Iceland was 829 at the end of the year 1983 where of 590
were resident in Iceland. The number of midwives at work was 186.
Trained nurses at work were 1454. 191 dental surgeons were working in
the country.
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