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5.Cancer (cf. pp.38-39)
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Deaths 316 333 365 391 394 388 396 371 438 444
6. Maternity
Thetotal number of births in 1988 was 4,691,4,673 bom aliveand 18stillbom.
Deaths in connection with childbirth
1987 1988
Complications of Pregnancy,
Childbirth and Puerperium
Other current conditions in the
mother classifiable elsewhere but
complicating pregnancy, childbirth
and puerperium 1
Total Numberof Deaths 1
7. Induced Abortion (cf. table IV)
1988. During the year 673 artificial abortions took place under the Birth Control Act. Social
indications had been taken into consideration in 613 cases, medical indications in 37 cases and
social as well as medical indications had been taken into consideration in 23 cases.
8. Accidents
The rate of deaths by accidents (including suicides) was in 1988 0.48 per 1000 of the whole
population.
No deaths in
connection with
childbirth have
been registered
1979-1986.
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Deaths by Suicide Deaths by other 30 24 16 22 40 44 32 37 36 35
Accidents (incl. Homicides) 113 121 107 105 102 84 69 93 86 85
Classification of accidents (extemal causes) is shown on pp. 14-15.
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