TABLE 20
DEATHS AND RATES, BY YEAR AND RACE,
MISSISSIPPI, 1913-1997,
(OCCURRENCE DATA 1913-1943, RESIDENCE DATA 1944-1997)
NUMBER RATE*
NON- NON-
YEAR TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
1913 21,305 7,643 13,662 11.4 9.3 13.0
1914 21,485 7,442 14,043 11.3 8.9 13.1
1915 24,001 8,088 15,913 12.5 9.6 14.7
1916 21,794 7,588 14,206 11.2 8.9 13.0
1917 23,579 8,048 15,531 11.9 9.3 14.0
1918 30,437 10,177 20,260 15.2 11.6 18.0
1919 22,667 8,142 14,525 12.7 9.5 15.5
1920 22,072 7,916 14,156 12.3 9.3 15.1
1921 19,991 7,308 12,683 11.0 8.4 13.4
1922 19,278 7,312 11,966 10.5 8.3 12.6
1923 20,363 7,688 12,675 11.0 8.6 13.2
1924 21,155 7,809 13,346 11.3 8.6 13.8
1925 22,229 8,143 14,086 11.7 8.8 14.4
1926 23,929 9,133 14,796 12.5 9.7 15.1
1927 23,257 8,765 14,492 12.0 9.2 14.6
1928 25,965 10,111 15,854 13.2 10.4 15.9
1929 25,868 10,048 15,820 13.0 10.2 15.7
1930 24,098 9,072 15,026 11.9 9.0 14.8
1931 22,007 8,641 13,366 10.8 8.5 13.0
1932 20,322 8,295 12,027 9.9 8.1 11.6
1933 21,617 8,898 12,719 10.4 8.6 12.2
1934 21,786 9,350 12,436 10.5 9.0 12.0
1935 21,285 9,186 12,099 10.1 8.7 11.6
1936 24,127 10,367 13,760 11.4 9.7 13.1
1937 24,005 10,055 13,950 11.2 9.3 13.2
1938 22,814 9,471 13,343 10.6 8.7 12.5
1939 22,701 9,464 13,237 10.5 8.6 12.3
1940 23,185 9,565 13,620 10.6 8.6 12.6
1941 22,573 9,442 13,131 10.2 8.4 12.1
1942 20,693 8,750 11,943 9.3 7.7 10.9
1943 20,850 9,139 11,711 10.2 8.7 11.6
1944 20,199 8,830 11,369 10.1 8.7 11.6
1945 19,024 8,452 10,572 9.6 8.3 10.8
1946 19,321 8,995 10,326 8.4 7.7 9.2
1947 20,007 9,238 10,769 8.6 7.8 9.5
1948 20,183 9,216 10,967 8.6 7.7 9.6
1949 20,489 9,233 11,256 8.7 7.7 9.8
1950 20,567 9,466 11,101 9.4 8.0 11.2
1951 21,007 9,593 11,414 9.6 8.1 11.5
1952 20,657 9,387 11,270 9.5 7.9 11.4
1953 20,492 9,495 10,997 9.4 8.0 11.1
1954 19,353 9,453 9,900 8.9 8.0 10.0
1955 19,403 9,501 9,902 8.9 8.0 10.0
1956 19,780 9,969 9,811 9.4 8.7 10.2
1957 20,476 10,339 10,137 9.7 9.0 10.5
1958 21,541 10,811 10,730 9.9 8.4 11.9
1959 20,890 10,742 10,148 9.4 8.0 11.4
TABLE 20 - PAGE 2
DEATHS - MISSISSIPPI - 1913-1997
NUMBER RATE*
NON- NON-
YEAR TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
1960 21,713 11,204 10,509 10.0 8.9 11.4
1961 21,232 11,063 10,169 9.7 8.8 11.0
1962 22,713 11,868 10,845 10.0 9.0 11.6
1963 23,339 12,118 11,221 10.2 9.0 11.9
1964 22,559 12,039 10,520 9.7 8.8 11.1
1965 22,652 12,376 10,276 9.7 9.2 10.4
1966 23,350 12,976 10,374 9.9 9.4 10.5
1967 22,609 12,816 9,793 9.6 9.0 10.5
1968 23,986 13,468 10,518 10.2 9.3 11.7
1969 23,865 13,873 9,992 10.8 10.0 12.1
1970 23,305 13,623 9,682 10.5 9.8 11.8
1971 23,426 13,980 9,446 10.6 10.0 11.5
1972 23,663 14,077 9,586 10.5 NOT AVAILABLE
1973 24,007 14,461 9,546 10.4 NOT AVAILABLE
1974 23,153 14,268 8,885 9.9 NOT AVAILABLE
1975 22,768 13,790 8,978 9.7 NOT AVAILABLE
1976 23,124 14,307 8,817 9.8 NOT AVAILABLE
1977 23,022 14,318 8,704 9.6 NOT AVAILABLE
1978 23,363 14,631 8,732 9.7 NOT AVAILABLE
1979 22,932 14,348 8,584 9.5 NOT AVAILABLE
1980 23,576 14,531 9,045 9.4 9.0 10.0
1981 23,405 14,876 8,529 9.3 9.2 9.4
1982 23,173 14,863 8,310 9.1 NOT AVAILABLE
1983 23,831 15,250 8,581 9.2 NOT AVAILABLE
1984 23,781 15,225 8,556 9.2 NOT AVAILABLE
1985 24,568 15,803 8,765 9.2 9.3 9.2
1986 24,341 15,694 8,647 9.2 9.2 9.1
1987 24,525 15,835 8,690 9.0 9.1 8.9
1988 24,706 16,034 8,672 9.0 9.1 8.8
1989 25,273 16,386 8,887 9.1 9.2 8.9
1990 24,994 16,088 8,906 9.7 9.8 9.5
1991 25,503 16,393 9,110 9.9 10.0 9.7
1992 25,163 16,417 8,746 9.8 10.0 9.3
1993 26,271 17,003 9,268 10.2 10.4 9.9
1994 26,657 17,210 9,447 10.4 10.5 10.0
1995 26,910 17,729 9,181 10.0 10.5 9.2
1996 26,566 17,488 9,078 9.9 10.3 9.1
1997 27,380 18,034 9,346 10.2 10.6 9.3
* DEATHS PER 1,000 POPULATION.
