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Distribution of infant deaths, by province and sex, 1941 to 1964
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| Males | Females | Rate per 1,000 live births | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | male | female | ||
| Canada | ||||
| 19411 | 8,788 | 6,448 | 67.0 | 51.9 |
| 1951 | 8,375 | 6,298 | 12.7 | 34.0 |
| 1961 | 7,447 | 5,493 | 30.5 | 23.7 |
| 1962 | 7,379 | 5,562 | 30.6 | 21.3 |
| 1963 | 7,079 | 5,191 | 29.6 | 22.9 |
| 1964 | 6,466 | 4,703 | 27.8 | 21.1 |
| Newfoundland | ||||
| 1951 | 361 | 276 | 60.3 | 48.0 |
| 1961 | 335 | 253 | 41.7 | 33.5 |
| 1962 | 327 | 270 | 42.2 | 36.9 |
| 1963 | 377 | 215 | 47.3 | 28.7 |
| 1964 | 259 | 197 | 35.1 | 27.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||
| 1941 | 102 | 61 | 94.6 | 62.8 |
| 1951 | 60 | 30 | 43.7 | 23.5 |
| 1961 | 55 | 38 | 37.4 | 27.8 |
| 1962 | 50 | 37 | 33.2 | 28.4 |
| 1963 | 46 | 17 | 30.6 | 11.8 |
| 1964 | 50 | 22 | 35.2 | 16.8 |
| Nova Scotia | ||||
| 1941 | 545 | 363 | 77.0 | 53.2 |
| 1951 | 344 | 250 | 38.9 | 30.2 |
| 1961 | 309 | 229 | 31.0 | 24.3 |
| 1962 | 320 | 294 | 32.0 | 31.2 |
| 1963 | 306 | 207 | 31.4 | 22.5 |
| 1964 | 263 | 201 | 28.1 | 22.4 |
| New Brunswick | ||||
| 1941 | 515 | 421 | 83.1 | 69.3 |
| 1951 | 472 | 363 | 57.6 | 46.0 |
| 1961 | 248 | 186 | 29.1 | 23.0 |
| 1962 | 272 | 226 | 31.9 | 28.5 |
| 1963 | 244 | 191 | 29.9 | 25.1 |
| Alberta | ||||
| 1941 | 506 | 373 | 57.0 | 44.3 |
| 1951 | 531 | 358 | 38.6 | 27.0 |
| 1961 | 612 | 432 | 30.8 | 22.7 |
| 1962 | 565 | 419 | 28.6 | 22.0 |
| 1963 | 535 | 373 | 27.1 | 19.9 |
| 1964 | 518 | 347 | 28.0 | 19.7 |
| British Columbia | ||||
| 1941 | 316 | 236 | 41.1 | 32.1 |
| 1951 | 487 | 352 | 33.8 | 25.8 |
| 1961 | 534 | 411 | 27.1 | 21.8 |
| 1962 | 520 | 358 | 26.8 | 19.1 |
| 1963 | 522 | 357 | 27.3 | 19.5 |
| 1964 | 497 | 321 | 27.0 | 18.3 |
| Yukon | ||||
| 1951 | 10 | 9 | 57.8 | 53.3 |
| 1961 | 13 | 10 | 45.8 | 36.5 |
| 1962 | 14 | 13 | 47.1 | 52.0 |
| 1963 | 8 | 8 | 32.9 | 31.3 |
| 1964 | 10 | 10 | 37.2 | 40.8 |
| Quebec | ||||
| 1941 | 3,916 | 2,854 | 85.3 | 65.9 |
| 1951 | 3,335 | 2,486 | 53.7 | 42.3 |
| 1961 | 2,464 | 1,855 | 34.7 | 28.0 |
| 1962 | 2,491 | 1,803 | 35.9 | 27.5 |
| 1963 | 2,228 | 1,784 | 32.6 | 27.3 |
| 1964 | 2,060 | 1,527 | 30.6 | 24.1 |
| Ontario | ||||
| 1941 | 1,910 | 1,384 | 51.3 | 39.5 |
| 1951 | 2,010 | 1,535 | 33.9 | 27.6 |
| 1961 | 2,090 | 1,536 | 25.9 | 20.0 |
| 1962 | 2,054 | 1,567 | 25.7 | 20.6 |
| 1963 | 2,043 | 1,489 | 25.6 | 19.7 |
| 1964 | 1,898 | 1,357 | 24.1 | 18.3 |
| Manitoba | ||||
| 1941 | 447 | 341 | 58.7 | 47.4 |
| 1951 | 369 | 289 | 35.6 | 30.2 |
| 1961 | 341 | 247 | 28.6 | 21.7 |
| 1962 | 350 | 250 | 29.9 | 22.3 |
| 1963 | 310 | 251 | 26.8 | 22.5 |
| 1964 | 304 | 251 | 27.2 | 23.8 |
| Saskatchewan | ||||
| 1941 | 531 | 415 | 56.1 | 46.2 |
| 1951 | 353 | 323 | 31.8 | 30.4 |
| 1961 | 373 | 245 | 30.3 | 21.0 |
| 1962 | 339 | 266 | 28.5 | 23.3 |
| 1963 | 385 | 253 | 31.9 | 22.0 |
| 1964 | 332 | 257 | 28.6 | 23.2 |
| Northwest Territories | ||||
| 1951 | 43 | 27 | 135.6 | 81.3 |
| 1961 | 73 | 51 | 128.1 | 93.2 |
| 1962 | 77 | 59 | 131.8 | 107.3 |
| 1963 | 75 | 46 | 124.4 | 82.4 |
| 1964 | 52 | 36 | 79.3 | 59.0 |
| 1. Excludes Newfoundland, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967. | ||||
