Deaths in Philadelphia 1861-1905

Deaths in Philadelphia 1861-1905

The information in this table is taken from the Annual Report of the Philadelphia Division of Vital Statistics for 1905. The population figures for 1870, 1880, 1890 and 1900 are taken from the United States Census for those years - the intervening years' population figures are estimates by the Division of Vital Statistics.

Year Population Deaths Deaths per
1000 persons Persons living
to one death
1861 576,408 13,540 23.49 42.57
1862 587,287 13,864 23.60 42.86
1863 598,166 14,220 23.73 42.06
1864 608,045 15.875 26.10 38.30
1865 618,924 15,633 25.25 39.59
1866 620,803 15,362 22.80 40.99
1867 640,682 12,600 19.76 50.60
1868 651,561 13,391 20.39 48.65
1869 662,440 13,428 20.27 49.33
1870 674,022 15,317 22,72 44.00
1871 700,000 15,485 22.12 45.20
1872 725,000 18.987 26.19 38.18
1873 750,000 15,224 20.29 49.26
1874 775,000 15,238 19.66 50.86
1875 800,000 17,805 22.25 44.93
1876 825,594 18,892 22.88 43.69
1877 850,856 16,004 18.81 53.16
1878 876,118 15,743 17.97 55.65
1879 901,380 15,473 17.17 58.25
1880 846,980 17,711 20.91 47.82
1881 868,000 19,515 22.48 44.47
1882 886,539 20,059 22.62 44.19
1883 907,041 20,076 22.13 45.18
1884 927,995 19,999 21.55 46.40
1885 949,432 21,392 22.53 44.88
1886 971,368 20,005 20.59 48.55
1887 993,801 21,719 21.85 45.75
1888 1,016,758 20,372 20.04 49.90
1889 1,040,245 20,536 19.74 50.65
1890 1,046,964 21,732 20.76 48.18
1891 1,069,264 23,367 21.85 45.75
1892 1,092,168 24,305 22.25 44.93
1893 1,115,562 23,655 21.20 47.15
1894 1,139,457 22,680 19.90 50.24
1895 1,163,864 23,796 20.44 48.90
1896 1,168,793 23,982 20.17 49.57
1897 1,214,256 22,735 18.72 53.40
1898 1,240,266 23,790 19.18 52.13
1899 1,266,832 23,796 18.78 53.23
1900 1,293,697 25,078 19.38 51.59
1901 1,321,408 24,137 18.26 54.74
1902 1,349,712 23,847 17.67 56.60
1903 1,378,624 25.947 18.82 53.17
1904 1,408,164 25,971 18.44 54.22
1905 1,438,318 24,807 17.25 57.98

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Year	Population	Deaths	Deaths per 1000 persons	Persons living to one death
1861	576,408	13,540	23.49	42.57
1862	587,287	13,864	23.60	42.86
1863	598,166	14,220	23.73	42.06
1864	608,045	15.875	26.10	38.30
1865	618,924	15,633	25.25	39.59
1866	620,803	15,362	22.80	40.99
1867	640,682	12,600	19.76	50.60
1868	651,561	13,391	20.39	48.65
1869	662,440	13,428	20.27	49.33
1870	674,022	15,317	22,72	44.00
1871	700,000	15,485	22.12	45.20
1872	725,000	18.987	26.19	38.18
1873	750,000	15,224	20.29	49.26
1874	775,000	15,238	19.66	50.86
1875	800,000	17,805	22.25	44.93
1876	825,594	18,892	22.88	43.69
1877	850,856	16,004	18.81	53.16
1878	876,118	15,743	17.97	55.65
1879	901,380	15,473	17.17	58.25
1880	846,980	17,711	20.91	47.82
1881	868,000	19,515	22.48	44.47
1882	886,539	20,059	22.62	44.19
1883	907,041	20,076	22.13	45.18
1884	927,995	19,999	21.55	46.40
1885	949,432	21,392	22.53	44.88
1886	971,368	20,005	20.59	48.55
1887	993,801	21,719	21.85	45.75
1888	1,016,758	20,372	20.04	49.90
1889	1,040,245	20,536	19.74	50.65
1890	1,046,964	21,732	20.76	48.18
1891	1,069,264	23,367	21.85	45.75
1892	1,092,168	24,305	22.25	44.93
1893	1,115,562	23,655	21.20	47.15
1894	1,139,457	22,680	19.90	50.24
1895	1,163,864	23,796	20.44	48.90
1896	1,168,793	23,982	20.17	49.57
1897	1,214,256	22,735	18.72	53.40
1898	1,240,266	23,790	19.18	52.13
1899	1,266,832	23,796	18.78	53.23
1900	1,293,697	25,078	19.38	51.59
1901	1,321,408	24,137	18.26	54.74
1902	1,349,712	23,847	17.67	56.60
1903	1,378,624	25.947	18.82	53.17
1904	1,408,164	25,971	18.44	54.22
1905	1,438,318	24,807	17.25	57.98