Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1: Containing a collection of some of the principal phaenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age
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Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1: Containing a collection of some of the principal phaenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age
Natural history; Science -- Early works to 1800; Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
From this Table it is evident, that from the Age of 9 to about 25, there
does not die above 6 _per Annum_ of each Age, which is much about 1 _per
Cent._ of those that are of those _Ages_: And whereas in the 14, 15, 16,
17 _Years_, there appear to die much fewer, as 2 and 3½; yet that
seems rather to be attributed to Chance, as are the other Irregularities
in the Series of Ages, which would rectifie themselves, were the number
of Years much more considerable, as 20 instead of 5. And by our own
Experience in _Christ-Church Hospital_, I am inform'd there die of the
_Young Lads_, much about 1 _per Cent. per Annum_, they being of the
aforesaid _Ages_. From 25 to 50, there seem to die from 7 to 8 and 9
_per Annum_ of each Age; and after that to 70, they growing more
_crasie_, though the number be much diminished, yet the _Mortality
increases_, and there are found to die 10 or 11 of each Age _per Annum_:
From thence the number of the Living being grown very small, they
gradually decline till there be none left to _die_; as may be seen at
one View in the Table.
From these Considerations I have form'd the _adjoined Table_, whose Uses
are manifold, and give a more just _Idea_ of the _State_ and _Condition_
of _Mankind_, than any thing yet extant that I know of. It exhibits the
_Number_ of _People_ in the City of _Breslaw_ of all Ages, from the
_Birth_ to extreme _Old Age_, and thereby shews the Chances of
_Mortality_ at all _Ages_, and likewise how to make a certain Estimate
of the Value of _Annuities_ for _Lives_, which hitherto has been only
done by an imaginary _Valuation_: Also the _Chances_ that there are that
a _Person_ of any _Age_ proposed does live to any other _Age_ given;
with many more, as I shall hereafter shew. This _Table_ does shew the
_Number_ of Persons that are living in the _Age_ current annexed
thereto, as follows:
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