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Ages of the dead
	1871	1881	1891	1901
	number
Quebec
Total male deaths	10,724	13,442	14,470	15,881
Under 1 year	4,194	4,680	5,613	6,523
1 to under 5 years	2,117	3,031	2,686	2,547
5 to under 10 years	544	1,005	595	694
10 to under 15 years	578	695¹	308	296
15 to under 20 years	3,270	*	750¹	840¹
20 to under 25 years	-	4,004¹	*	*
25 to under 35 years	-	*	548	596
35 to under 45 years	-	*	469	538
45 to under 55 years	-	*	490	564
55 to under 65 years	-	*	635	747
65 to under 75 years	-	*	854	1,045
75 years and over	-	*	1,310	1,473
Not given	21	27	12	18
Total female deaths	10,149	12,484	13,684	14,689
Under 1 year	3,335	3,670	4,400	4,926
1 to under 5 years	2,092	2,764	2,503	2,374
5 to under 10 years	532	992	863	733
10 to under 15 years	704	877¹	401	409
15 to under 20 years	-	*	941¹	998¹
20 to under 25 years	3,467	4,156¹	*	*
25 to under 35 years	-	*	856	878
35 to under 45 years	-	*	658	742
45 to under 55 years	-	*	545	589
55 to under 65 years	-	*	617	671
65 to under 75 years	-	*	784	974
75 years and over	-	*	1,099	1,380
Not given	19	25	17	15
* Data are included with the data in the previous category.
1. Includes data for categories below that marked with an asterik (*) until another cell with data is present in the column.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1907.