On the duration of life of sovereigns / [William A. Guy].

  • William Augustus Guy
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[1847]
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Credit: On the duration of life of sovereigns / [William A. Guy]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The low duration of life of Sovereigns will at once appear, if we compare the per centage proportion of deaths at the several decennial periods, as given in the preceding table, with similar results obtained, in the case of the Aristocracy and Gentry of England. This compari¬ son is made in the following table :—■ Table IV. Age. Per centage of Deaths. Sovereigns. Aristocracy. Gentry. 21—30 . 9-44 6-63 10-67 31—40 . 13-54 8-99 11-49 41—50 . 16-25 13-66 11-65 51—60. 23-47 17-37 17-40 61—70 . 21-74 20-99 21-92 71—80 . 11-95 20-56 18-66 81—90 . 3-05 10-43 7-01 91 and upwards 0-56 1-36 1-18 Before proceeding to a more exact comparison of the several classes it will be more in accordance with the order adopted in the former Essays to determine the duration of life among Sovereigns at different periods of time. This is exhibited in the following table, in which, in consequence of the small number of facts at our command at those early periods, the first ten centuries are thrown into two groups of five each. The table must be understood to give the average ages attained by So vereigns born at the several specified periods. Table V. No. of Deaths. Average Age. First five centuries. 45 52-02 From 6th to 10th century, inclusive. 105 51-55 11th century . 59 54-02 12th... 85 53-01 13 th. 117 51-25 14th. 121 53-15 15th. 176 53-56 16th. 236 54-27 17 th. 303 55-64 18 th. 193 57*86 These figures show a different result from those contained in the former Essays; inasmuch as from the 13th to the 18th century the value of life among Sovereigns has continually improved, whereas among the English Aristocracy and Gentry it exhibited marked fluc¬ tuations, being a minimum in the 14th century, a maximum during the first half of the 16th century, and showing a progressive and marked decline till the beginning of the 18th century. As the two orders of facts do not admit of exact comparison, either as to place or time, no advantage would arise from entering more minutely into the differences which they display; but if we take the foregoing table by itself, it must be allowed to furnish satisfactory evidence of a progres-
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