| 1994 Annual Report of Vital Statistics | Department of Health, City of New Haven | |
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Deaths
A total of 1,266 resident deaths occurred in 1994. The overall crude death rate remained about the same 9.5/1,000 in 1993 to 9.7/1,000 in 1994. Resident males had a slightly higher rate than females in 1994. A total of 656 male deaths occurred, making the crude death rate for males 10.6/1,000. The female death rate was 8.8/1,000 from a lower total of 610 resident female deaths. Table 9 below shows the total number of deaths and death rates by race to New Haven residents between 1970 and 1994.
| Number of Deaths | Crude Death Rate per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Year | Total | White | All Other | Total (CR) | White (CR) | All Other (CR) |
| 1970 | 1,530 | 1,283 | 247 | (11.1) | (12.8) | (6.5) |
| 1971 | 1,543 | 1,279 | 264 | (11.2) | (12.8) | (7.0) |
| 1972 | 1,522 | 1,270 | 252 | (11.1) | (12.7) | (6.7) |
| 1973 | 1,588 | 1,324 | 264 | (11.5) | (13.2) | (7.0) |
| 1974 | 1,430 | 1,179 | 251 | (10.4) | (11.8) | (6.7) |
| 1975 | 1,439 | 1,175 | 264 | (10.4) | (11.8) | (7.0) |
| 1976 | 1,335 | 1,097 | 238 | (9.7) | (11.0) | (6.3) |
| 1977 | 1,294 | 1,073 | 221 | (9.4) | (10.7) | (5.9) |
| 1978 | 1,333 | 1,092 | 241 | (9.7) | (13.9) | (5.0) |
| 1979 | 1,304 | 1,052 | 252 | (9.5) | (13.4) | (5.3) |
| 1980 | 1,369 | 1,088 | 281 | (10.9) | (13.9) | (5.9) |
| 1981 | 1,320 | 1,038 | 282 | (10.5) | (13.3) | (5.9) |
| 1982 | 1,353 | 1,070 | 283 | (10.7) | (13.7) | (5.9) |
| 1983 | 1,344 | 1,062 | 282 | (10.7) | (13.6) | (5.9) |
| 1984 | 1,390 | 1,046 | 344 | (11.0) | (13.6) | (7.2) |
| 1985 | 1,309 | 988 | 321 | (10.4) | (12.6) | (6.7) |
| 1986 | 1,368 | 1,002 | 366 | (10.9) | (12.8) | (7.7) |
| 1987 | 1,438 | 1,034 | 404 | (11.4) | (13.2) | (8.5) |
| 1988 | 1,335 | 940 | 395 | (10.6) | (12.0) | (8.3) |
| 1989 | 1,359 | 937 | 422 | (10.8) | (11.9) | (8.4) |
| 1990 | 1,224 | 861 | 363 | (9.4) | (12.3) | (6.0) |
| 1991 | 1,288 | 876 | 412 | (9.8) | (12.5) | (6.8) |
| 1992 | 1,299 | 895 | 404 | (9.9) | (12.7) | (6.7) |
| 1993 | 1,239 | 850 | 389 | (9.5) | (12.1) | (6.4) |
| 1994 | 1,266 | 845 | 421 | (9.7) | (12.0) | (6.4) |
* The Crude Death Rate is derived by dividing the number of resident deaths by the total resident population, multiplied by 1,000.
This document was digitized on March 31, 1999 by Andrew Swan as part of the New Haven Health Project.
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