Spädbarnsdödligheten i nordvästra Skåne och västra Småland : En studie om spädbarnsdödligheten i Ängelholm och tre skånska socknar jämfört med Värnamo och två småländska socknar år 1860-1869, 1900-1909 och 1940-1949

The purpose of the following study is to examine the infant mortality in parts of Småland and Skåne county in three different intervals 1860-1869, 1900-1909 and 1940-1949. The empirical data has been taken from the Swedish national archives. The main empirical question is to examine the development of infant mortality in cities and on the countryside, but also whether mortality was higher among children born out of wedlock. The results of the empirical data shows that the infant mortality rate dropped between 1860-1949 in both cities and in the rural areas. Mortality was also higher among the children born out of wedlock.