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Puerto Rico in the Great Depression

Birth and Death Rates, Puerto Rico (1932-1944)
These mortality rates were taken from the Governor's
Reports for Puerto Rico in 1932, 1933, 1937, 1940 and 1944.

Publishing Information
Births and Birth Rates
per 1,000 population

Births Birth Rates
1932 66,433 41.5
1934 65,595 39.8
1935 67,585 40.4
1936 68,962 40.6
1937 67,919 38.3
1938 69,823 38.7
1939 73,044 39.8
1941 76,130 39.8
1942 78,405 40.3
1943 78,393 39.6

Deaths and Death Rates
per 1,000 population

Deaths Death Rates
1931 32,146 20.4
1932 35,146 22.3
1934 31,703 19.2
1935 30,753 18.4
1936 34,788 20.5
1937 37,132 20.9
1938 33,870 18.8
1939 32,631 17.8
1941 35,551 18.6
1942 32,218 16.6
1943 29,065 14.7