Iceland 1930

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Identifikator:: 1830571079

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221162

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Iceland 1930

Edition:: 2. ed.

Place of publication:: Reykjavík

Publisher:: Ríkisprentsmiđjan Gutenberg

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: 193 S.; Tab., Kt., Taf.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Population

Collection:: Economics Books

B children. In 1921—25 the death of children in the first year of life was only 52 per thousand (excl. still-births), that is, lower than any- where else in Europe, Norway excepted. In this respect there is a vast change for the better, as the mortality amongst children in the first year of life was for the years 1871—80 189 per thousand (excl. still-births), and for 1841—50 even 313 per thousand. The most common causes of death are pneumonia, tuberculosis, and weakness due to old age (debilitas senilis), which together account for more than {two-fifths of the deaths. Of all the deaths in the years 1921—25 {5.8 per cent. were due to pneumonia, 13.8 per cent. to tuberculosis (pul- monary alone being responsible for 9.1 p. c), and 12.0 p. c. to old age weakness. In the same period 8.1 p. c of the deaths were due to accidents and 7.5 p. ¢. to cancer. Accidents are thus among the more prominent causes of death, especially deaths by drowning amongst fisher- men along the extensive coasts. In 1921—25 more than four-fifths of the deaths caused by accidents were due to drowning. Suicide is comparatively rare in Iceland. and murder does not occur for years and years together. RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION In spite of the great increase of the population since 1890, there has from 1880 been a steady decline in the number of the rural population, all the increase having gone to the towns, which in con- sequence have grown very rapidly. Formerly almost all the people were farmers. In 1880 there were but three towns in the country with a total of 3630 inhabitants, or 5 p. c. of the then population. Now {here are 8 towas with a total of 41000, or about two-fifths of the nation, besides 21 coastal villages with from 300—1200 inhabitants sach, or 12000 in all. If these are included in the town population it attains to 51 p. c. of the nation. The changes that have taken place in this respect are shown in the following table: 1880 890 .890 910 1920 1028 Coastal villages with more than 300 inhabitants Towns 50 p. c. 1.5 - 88.9 p. c. (2.9 ~- rE 80.3 - 21.1 — 11.1 — 67.8 — 30.7 — 12.0 — 57.3 — 39.4 — 11.2 — 49.4 -- Rural dis- tricts Total 00 p. c. 100 — 100 — 100 — 100 -— 100 in 1928 the town population was as follows:

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