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Infant mortality and rates per 1,000 live births, by provinces, 1941 to 1945, with five-year averages, 1926 to 1945

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Infant mortality and rates per 1,000 live births, by provinces, 1941 to 1945, with five-year averages, 1926 to 1945
	Canada¹	P.E.I.	N.S.	N.B.	Que.
	infant deaths
Average 1926 to 1930	22,063	122	934	1,040	10,518
Average 1931 to 1935	17,101	131	840	857	7,757
Average 1936 to 1940	14,701	142	782	913	6,470
Average 1941 to 1945	15,094	114	870	956	6,705
1941	15,236	163	905	929	6,804
1942	14,658	106	886	972	6,684
1943	15,213	98	897	878	6,653
1944	15,539	102	838	1035	6,918
1945	14,823	102	823	966	6,464
	rates per 1,000 live births
Average 1926 to 1930	93	70	85	101	127
Average 1931 to 1935	75	67	73	82	98
Average 1936 to 1940	64	69	65	82	82
Average 1941 to 1945	55	52	58	74	68
1941	60	79	66	76	76
1942	54	49	58	77	70
1943	54	45	59	68	67
1944	55	45	54	77	68
1945	51	45	53	71	62
Notes: - Figures are by place of occurrence previous to 1941; for 1941 and subsequent years, they are by residence. - Infants are children under one year of age.
1. Exclusive of the territories.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947.