THE DIRECT ESTIMATION OF MĀORI VITAL RATES FOR RUAPUKE ISLAND, 1844-1845 AND 1850-1885

Vital rates and cause of death for Māori on the island of Ruapuke are examined for the period 1844 to 1885. Natural decline is evident over the period, but is lower for later years. Infant mortality is higher for females. Cause of death data suggests the importance of both tuberculosis and periodic...

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Published inJournal of the Polynesian Society Vol. 123; no. 4; pp. 421 - 430
Main Author CHAPPLE, SIMON
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wellington, NZ Polynesian Society (Inc.) 01.12.2014
Polynesian Society
Subjects
Average age
Causes of death
Death
Drowning
Epidemics
Estimation theory
Infant mortality
Islands
Māori (New Zealand people)
Men
Mortality
Reproduction
SHORTER COMMUNICATION
Social aspects
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Vital rates and cause of death for Māori on the island of Ruapuke are examined for the period 1844 to 1885. Natural decline is evident over the period, but is lower for later years. Infant mortality is higher for females. Cause of death data suggests the importance of both tuberculosis and periodic childhood epidemics for general mortality, as well as drowning for adult males.
Bibliography:Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 123, No. 4, Dec 2014, [421]-430
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:0032-4000
2230-5955
0032-4000
DOI:10.15286/jps.123.4.421-430