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Dissolutions of marriage (divorces), by province, 1941 to 1965

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Dissolutions of marriage (divorces), by province, 1941 to 1965
  Canada Newfoundland Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec
  number
Average 1941 to 1945 3,576 - 2 92 104 99
Average 1946 to 1950 6,877 - 21 185 245 303
Average 1951 to 1955 5,811 5 10 212 167 327
Average 1956 to 1960 6,498 5 4 227 194 403
1962 6,7681 - 5 229 181 -
1963 7,6862 8 8 271 172 491
1964 8,6233 74 5 315 210 8344
1965 8,9415 3 16 323 237 226
  rate per 100,000 population
Average 1941 to 1945 30.3 - 2.2 15.4 22.4 2.9
Average 1946 to 1950 53.0 - 22.1 29.7 49.3 8.0
Average 1951 to 1955 39.1 1.3 9.8 32.0 31.4 7.6
Average 1956 to 1960 38.2 1.2 4.0 32.0 33.9 8.2
1962 36.41 - 4.7 30.7 29.8 -
1963 40.72 1.7 7.5 35.8 28.0 9.0
1964 44.83 1.44 4.7 41.4 34.0 15.04
1965 45.75 0.6 14.8 42.4 38.0 4.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967.