Introduction (English)

The Demographic Yearbook 1974 is the twenty-sixth in the series of compendia of demographic statistics issued by the United Nations since 1948. In accordance with a cyclical rotation plan of publication, a different field of demographic statistics receives intensive treatment each year. The special topic of the present issue is mortality statistics, which were last featured in the 1967 issue of the Demographic Yearbook. The special topic of each of the twenty-five issues is set forth on page iv.

Related Subject(s): Population and Demography