表５−１ 性別死亡数及び死亡性比：1873〜2002年    
年次 総  数 男 女 死亡性比1) 年次 総  数 男 女 死亡性比1)
1873 660,694 340,872 319,822 106.6 1968 686,555 372,931 313,624 118.9
1975 654,562 338,271 316,291 106.9 1969 693,787 379,506 314,281 120.8
1880 603,055 313,668 289,387 108.4 1970 712,962 387,880 325,082 119.3
1885 886,824 453,361 433,463 104.6 1971 684,521 372,942 311,579 119.7
1890 823,718 425,059 398,659 106.6 1972 683,751 372,833 310,918 119.9
1895 852,422 448,873 403,549 111.2 1973 709,416 383,592 325,824 117.7
1900 910,744 464,072 446,664 103.9 1974 710,510 381,869 328,641 116.2
1905 1,004,661 505,290 499,365 101.2 1975 702,275 377,827 324,448 116.5
1910 1,064,234 535,076 529,156 101.1 1976 703,270 378,630 324,640 116.6
1915 1,093,793 556,179 537,610 103.5 1977 690,074 372,175 317,899 117.1
1920 1,422,096 720,655 701,441 102.7 1978 695,821 375,625 320,196 117.3
1925 1,210,706 621,357 589,349 105.4 1979 689,664 373,183 316,481 117.9
1930 1,170,867 603,995 566,871 106.5 1980 722,801 390,644 332,157 117.6
1935 1,161,936 603,566 558,367 108.1 1981 720,262 388,575 331,687 117.2
1940 1,186,595 615,311 571,284 107.7 1982 711,883 385,494 326,389 118.1
1947 1,138,238 595,670 542,568 109.8 1983 740,038 401,232 338,806 118.4
1948 950,610 493,573 457,037 108.0 1984 740,247 402,220 338,027 119.0
1949 945,444 489,817 455,627 107.5 1985 752,283 407,769 344,514 118.4
1950 904,876 467,073 437,803 106.7 1986 750,620 406,918 343,702 118.4
1951 838,998 432,540 406,458 106.4 1987 751,172 408,094 343,078 119.0
1952 765,068 395,205 369,863 106.9 1988 793,014 428,094 364,920 117.3
1953 772,547 399,859 372,688 107.3 1989 788,594 427,114 361,480 118.2
1954 721,491 379,658 341,833 111.1 1990 820,305 443,718 376,587 117.8
1955 693,523 365,246 328,277 111.3 1991 829,797 450,344 379,453 118.7
1956 724,460 381,395 343,065 111.2 1992 856,643 465,544 391,099 119.0
1957 752,445 397,502 354,943 112.0 1993 878,532 476,462 402,070 118.5
1958 684,189 363,647 320,542 113.4 1994 875,933 476,080 399,853 119.1
1959 689,959 367,562 322,370 114.0 1995 922,139 501,276 420,863 119.1
1960 706,599 377,526 329,073 114.7 1996 896,211 488,605 407,606 119.9
1961 695,644 371,858 323,786 114.8 1997 913,402 497,796 415,606 119.8
1962 710,265 380,826 329,439 115.6 1998 936,484 512,128 424,356 120.7
1963 670,770 361,469 309,301 116.9 1999 982,031 534,778 447,253 119.6
1964 673,067 363,531 309,536 117.4 2000 961,653 525,903 435,750 120.7
1965 700,438 378,716 321,722 117.7 2001 970,331 528,768 441,563 119.7
1966 670,342 363,356 306,986 118.4 2002 982,379 535,305 447,074 119.7
1967 675,006 366,076 308,930 118.5 　 　 　 　 　
厚生労働省統計情報部『人口動態統計』による。1947〜72年は沖縄県を含まない。1)女100に対する男の数。