Table 1:

Death rate from all causes per 100,000 estimated population, 1890–1960

	Urban and Rural			Urban			Rural
	Total	White	Non-White	Total	White	Non-White	Total	White	Non-White
1890	-	-	-	2,210	-	-	1,530	-	-
1900	-	-	-	1,860	-	-	1,540	-	-
1910	1,500	1,460	2,410	1,610	1,550	2,640	1,340	1,330	1,740
1920	1,310	1,260	1,800	1,420	1,360	2,270	1,190	1,150	1,530
1929+	1,190	1,140	1,690	1,310	1,240	2,050	1,090	1,040	1,490
1940	1,080	1,040	1,380	1,135	1,095	1,550	1,119	1,075	1,505
1960	950	950	1,010	1,029	1,039	1,040	990	925	1,120

⁺1929 data was selected as there is no vital statistics report with data specific to race and residency (U. S. National Center for Health Statistics (US). National Vital Statistics Division, & United States Bureau of the Census, Vital Statistics Division)

Note: Death rate from all causes in the U.S. (U. S. National Center for Health Statistics (US). National Vital Statistics Division, & United States Bureau of the Census, Vital Statistics Division., 1902, 1923, 1927, 1932, 1947, 1954, 1963)