India, June 1 -- Long-term demographic data from Antigua and Barbuda reveals significant shifts in mortality patterns over the last six decades.
Historic Declines from the 1960s
In 1960, the death rate stood at 9.155 per 1,000 persons. The country experienced a consistent downward trend throughout that decade, with the rate dropping to 7.672 in 1965 and further to 6.212 by 1970. This era of improvement saw the mortality rate fall by nearly 3 points in only ten years.
Late Century Fluctuations
Following the initial drop, the rate hit a relative low of 6.116 in 1972. However, a secondary peak emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s, where mortality climbed back up to 7.643 per 1,000 persons by 1992. By the turn of the millennium in 2000...