DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. 761 



Great Britain from .. 1800 to 1804 .. 1 in 47 



Germany proper 1825 .. 1828 .. 1 . . 45 



Sweden and Denmark 1821 .. 1825 .. 1 . . 45 



Russia in Europe 1826 .. .. 1 . . 44 



Kingdom of Poland.. 1829 .. .. 1 . . 44 



Austria 1825 .. 1830 .. 1 . . 40 



Prussia 1821 .. 1826 .. 1 . . 39 



Holland 1827 .. 1828 .. 1 . . 40 



France 1825 .. 1827 .. 1 .. 39-5 



Switzerland 1827 .. 1828 .. 1 . . 40 



Spain 1801 .. 1826 .. 1 ... 40 



Portugal 1815 .. 1819 .. 1 . . 40 



Italy 1822 .. 1828 .. 1 . . 30 



Greece 1828 .. .. 1 . . 30 



Turkey in Europe .. 1828 .. .. 1 . . 30 



Thus we perceive, that in the temperate and 

 colder latitudes of Europe, life is longer than in 

 the warm climates of Italy, Greece, and Turkey, 

 where the temperature of summer approximates 

 that of the tropics ; and longer in the equable 

 climate of Great Britain, than in any other part 

 of Europe. For example, it is stated by Mr. 

 Farr, that the annual mortality of England and 

 Wales, exclusive of still born infants, is 2*17 per 

 cent. ; while in Sweden it is 2*46, in France 2'52, 

 and in Prussia 2'80. (Third Report of the Regis- 

 trar General, p. 101.) 



We also learn from the Second Report of the 

 marriages, births, diseases, and mortality of Eng- 

 land and Wales, that out of a population of 

 15,666,800 in 1838-9, there were 103 deaths at 

 the age of 100 and upwards; and 140 per 1000 

 at the age of 70 and upwards. It is much to be 



