Table 1.
Number of deaths, population at risk, and mortality per 10,000 population at risk at selected ages 0–14 years and stillbirths, in three cities vs rest of the Netherlands, for four time periods, Netherlands, 1935–47
| Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague |
Rest of Netherlands |
Cities vs Rest |
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| Age group Period | Deaths | Population at risk | Deaths/10,000 population at risk | RR | 95 per cent CI | Deaths | Population at risk | Deaths/10,000 population at risk | RR | 95 per cent CI | RR | 95 per cent CI |
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Stillbirths
Pre-war: 1935 to Apr 1940 |
3,942 | 162,061 | 243.2 | 1.00 | – | 19,747 | 779,505 | 253.3 | 1.00 | – | 0.96 | 0.93–0.99 |
| Pre-famine: May 1940 to Oct 1944 | 2,841 | 151,855 | 187.1 | 0.77 | 0.73–0.81 | 15,030 | 735,896 | 204.2 | 0.81 | 0.79–0.82 | 0.92 | 0.88–0.95 |
| Famine: Nov 1944 to May 1945 | 393 | 23,253 | 169.0 | 0.69 | 0.63–0.75 | 2,285 | 112,182 | 203.7 | 0.80 | 0.77–0.84 | 0.83 | 0.75–0.92 |
| Post-war: Jun 1945 to 1947 | 2,405 | 125,480 | 191.7 | 0.79 | 0.75–0.83 | 10,756 | 536,004 | 200.7 | 0.79 | 0.77–0.81 | 0.96 | 0.91–1.00 |
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Infant deaths (<1 year) Pre-war: 1935 to Apr 1940 |
4,691 | 155,956 | 300.8 | 1.00 | – | 30,704 | 718,617 | 427.3 | 1.00 | – | 0.70 | 0.68–0.73 |
| Pre-famine: May 1940 to Oct 1944 | 4,612 | 144,997 | 318.1 | 1.06 | 1.02–1.10 | 30,403 | 669,273 | 454.3 | 1.06 | 1.05–1.08 | 0.70 | 0.68–0.72 |
| Famine: Nov 1944 to May 1945 | 1,849 | 20,046 | 922.4 | 3.07 | 2.91–3.24 | 8,772 | 96,636 | 907.7 | 2.12 | 2.07–2.18 | 1.02 | 0.97–1.07 |
| Post-war: Jun 1945 to 1947 | 4,285 | 126,092 | 339.8 | 1.13 | 1.08–1.18 | 22,913 | 477,475 | 479.9 | 1.12 | 1.10–1.14 | 0.71 | 0.69–0.73 |
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Deaths 1–4 years Pre-war: 1935 to Apr 1940 |
1,516 | 594,864 | 25.5 | 1.00 | – | 9,812 | 2,842,666 | 34.5 | 1.00 | – | 0.74 | 0.70–0.78 |
| Pre-famine: May 1940 to Oct 1944 | 2,005 | 521,722 | 38.4 | 1.51 | 1.41–1.61 | 11,264 | 2,495,878 | 45.1 | 1.31 | 1.27–1.34 | 0.85 | 0.81–0.89 |
| Famine: Nov 1944 to May 1945 | 746 | 68,595 | 108.8 | 4.27 | 3.91–4.66 | 2,965 | 341,465 | 86.8 | 2.52 | 2.41–2.62 | 1.25 | 1.16–1.36 |
| Post-war: Jun 1945 to 1947 | 1,100 | 359,653 | 30.6 | 1.20 | 1.11–1.30 | 6,676 | 1,608,725 | 41.5 | 1.20 | 1.17–1.24 | 0.74 | 0.69–0.79 |
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Deaths 5–14 years Pre-war: 1935 to Apr 1940 |
1,413 | 1,634,813 | 8.6 | 1.00 | – | 7,163 | 7,079,792 | 10.1 | 1.00 | – | 0.85 | 0.81–0.90 |
| Pre-famine: May 1940 to Oct 1944 | 1,976 | 1,262,016 | 15.7 | 1.81 | 1.69–1.94 | 9,424 | 5,965,465 | 15.8 | 1.56 | 1.51–1.61 | 0.99 | 0.94–1.04 |
| Famine: Nov 1944 to May 1945 | 405 | 152,411 | 26.6 | 3.07 | 2.75–3.43 | 2,811 | 773,568 | 36.3 | 3.59 | 3.44–3.75 | 0.73 | 0.66–0.81 |
| Post-war: Jun 1945 to 1947 | 817 | 698,284 | 11.7 | 1.35 | 1.24–1.48 | 4,054 | 3,438,963 | 11.8 | 1.17 | 1.12–1.21 | 0.99 | 0.92–1.07 |
Notes: RR = risk ratio; CI = confidence interval.