HMD What's New?

Date	Description of HMD Update
11/13/2024	Human Cause-of-Death Data series updated to incorporate new notations in the short, intermediate, long, and abridged full lists (see Appendix 4 to 6 of the revised HCD data formats). In addition, Canada updated through 2022, France updated through 2020, Japan updated through 2021, Spain updated through 2021, Sweden updated through 2022.
11/05/2024	Poland revised and updated through 2023.
10/24/2024	Netherlands revised and updated through 2022.
10/10/2024	Australia: adjusted input for births by sex for 2021 (no new data were added).
09/10/2024	Australia revised and updated through 2021.
09/05/2024	USA revised and updated through 2022.
08/26/2024	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2022.
08/01/2024	Norway revised and updated through 2023.
07/15/2024	Canada revised and updated through 2022.
06/20/2024	Finland revised and updated through 2023.
05/23/2024	Sweden revised and updated through 2023.
05/09/2024	Italy revised and updated through 2021.
04/25/2024	Iceland revised and updated through 2022.
03/01/2024	Human Cause-of-Death Data series added.
02/26/2024	Denmark revised and updated through 2023.
02/05/2024	Japan revised and updated through 2022.
12/19/2023	Canada revised and updated through 2021.
11/27/2023	UK countries: England & Wales (Civic & Total), Northern Ireland, Scotland, revised and updated through 2021.
11/15/2023	Belgium revised and updated through 2022.
11/15/2023	Portugal revised and updated through 2022.
09/18/2023	Taiwan revised and updated through 2021.
09/18/2023	Spain revised and updated through 2021.
09/15/2023	Netherlands revised and updated through 2021.
09/13/2023	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2021.
08/09/2023	Switzerland revised and updated through 2022.
08/09/2023	Luxembourg revised and updated through 2022.
07/10/2023	Italy revised and updated through 2020.
07/07/2023	Iceland revised and updated through 2021.
06/23/2023	Netherlands revised and updated through 2020.
06/14/2023	Finland revised and updated through 2022.
04/03/2023	Sweden revised and updated through 2022.
04/03/2023	Norway revised and updated through 2022.
03/17/2023	USA revised and updated through 2021.
03/12/2023	Denmark revised and updated through 2022.
01/25/2023	Czechia revised and updated through 2021.
01/06/2023	Luxembourg revised and updated through 2021.
01/06/2023	Japan revised and updated through 2021.
12/27/2022	Belgium revised and updated through 2021.
12/14/2022	Canada revised and updated through 2020.
11/29/2022	Australia revised and updated through 2020.
09/29/2022	Hong Kong revised and updated through 2020.
09/15/2022	Bulgaria revised and updated through 2021.
08/12/2022	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2020.
08/11/2022	Portugal revised and updated through 2021.
08/11/2022	Switzerland revised and updated through 2021.
07/20/2022	Republic of Korea revised and updated through 2020.
06/12/2022	Ireland revised and updated through 2020.
06/09/2022	Finland revised and updated through 2021.
06/07/2022	New Zealand national population, revised and updated through 2021.
06/07/2022	Total Germany, East Germany, and West Germany revised and updated through 2020.
06/01/2022	Bulgaria revised and updated through 2020.
06/01/2022	USA revised and updated through 2020.
06/01/2022	Iceland revised and updated through 2020.
05/27/2022	UK countries: England & Wales (Civic & Total), Northern Ireland, Scotland, revised and updated through 2020.
05/12/2022	Sweden revised and updated through 2021.
04/18/2022	Chile revised and updated through 2020.
04/12/2022	Italy revised and updated through 2019.
04/11/2022	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2019.
03/24/2022	Denmark revised and updated through 2021.
03/24/2022	Australia revised and updated through 2019.
02/23/2022	Lithuania revised and updated through 2020.
02/23/2022	Spain revised and updated through 2020.
01/21/2022	Luxembourg revised and updated through 2020.
01/10/2022	Japan revised and updated through 2020.
12/16/2021	Croatia revised and updated through 2020.
11/30/2021	Hungary revised and updated through 2020.
11/08/2021	Greece revised and updated through 2019.
11/01/2021	Slovenia revised and updated through 2019.
10/29/2021	Slovakia revised and updated through 2019.
10/28/2021	Switzerland revised and updated through 2020.
10/20/2021	Hungary revised and updated through 2019.
09/30/2021	Belgium revised and updated through 2020.
09/30/2021	Canada revised and updated through 2019.
09/30/2021	Sweden revised and updated through 2020.
08/02/2021	Finland revised and updated through 2020.
08/01/2021	Portugal revised and updated through 2020.
07/20/2021	Hong Kong revised and updated through 2019.
06/03/2021	Croatia revised and updated through 2019.
06/03/2021	Denmark revised the incorrect year-to-data designation for the 2003-2004 deaths (no new data introduced).
05/23/2021	Italy revised and updated through 2018.
05/23/2021	Czechia revised and updated through 2019.
04/22/2021	Poland revised and updated through 2019.
04/16/2021	Norway revised and updated through 2020.
03/31/2021	Netherlands revised and updated through 2019.
03/31/2021	Austria revised and updated through 2019.
03/17/2021	USA revised and updated through 2019.
03/11/2021	Latvia revised and updated through 2019.
03/03/2021	Denmark revised and updated through 2020.
01/22/2021	Estonia revised and updated through 2019.
12/21/2020	Canada revised and updated through 2018.
12/21/2020	Taiwan revised and updated through 2019.
11/23/2020	Japan revised with late registrations of vital events (2011-2018). New data added for 2019.
10/29/2020	Luxembourg revised and updated through 2019.
10/29/2020	Sweden revised and updated through 2019.
10/29/2020	USA 2018 death counts have been revised; there was no change in the period covered by the mortality series (1933-2018).
10/20/2020	Lithuania revised and updated through 2019.
10/20/2020	Chile revised and updated through 2017.
09/13/2020	Japan revised Births and Deaths to include late-registered (2001-2017) and omission-related (2009-2017) counts. No change in the period covered by the mortality series (1947-2018).
09/13/2020	Spain revised to exclude Births and Deaths to non-residents in the existing 1975-2014 data, and from 2015-2018 new data, introduced in error in 04/2020. No change in the period covered by the mortality series (1908-2018).
09/13/2020	Finland revised and updated through 2019.
08/30/2020	USA revised and updated through 2018.
08/30/2020	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2018.
07/12/2020	UK countries: England & Wales (Civic & Total), Northern Ireland, Scotland, revised and updated through 2018
05/08/2020	Switzerland revised and updated through 2018.
05/08/2020	Spain revised and updated through 2018.
05/06/2020	Poland revised and updated through 2018.
04/23/2020	Netherlands revised and updated through 2018.
04/14/2020	Australia revised and updated through 2018.
04/13/2020	Croatia revised and updated through 2018.
04/08/2020	Czechia revised and updated through 2018.
04/03/2020	Belarus revised and updated through 2018.
04/03/2020	Denmark revised and updated through 2019.
04/03/2020	Iceland revised and updated through 2018.
04/03/2020	Japan revised and updated through 2018.
03/09/2020	Portugal revised and updated through 2018.
02/19/2020	Italy revised and updated through 2017.
01/31/2020	Greece revised and updated through 2017.
01/14/2020	Sweden revised and updated through 2018.
12/11/2019	Luxembourg revised and updated through 2017.
12/03/2019	Finland revised and updated through 2018.
12/02/2019	Republic of Korea revised and updated through 2018.
11/27/2019	Norway revised and updated through 2018.
10/14/2019	Bulgaria revised and updated through 2017.
10/14/2019	Ireland revised and updated through 2017.
10/07/2019	USA revised and updated through 2017 (with the newly released census data).
09/11/2019	Hong Kong (1986-2017) added as a new country.
09/09/2019	Belgium revised and updated through 2018.
07/03/2019	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2017.
04/12/2019	USA revised and updated through 2017.
04/01/2019	Japan revised and updated through 2017.
03/27/2019	Czechia revised and updated through 2017.
03/15/2019	Australia revised and updated through 2016.
03/15/2019	Canada revised and updated through 2016.
02/06/2019	Sweden revised and updated through 2017.
01/09/2019	Slovenia revised and updated through 2017.
12/19/2018	Total Germany, East Germany, and West Germany revised and updated through 2017.
12/19/2018	Slovakia revised and updated through 2017
11/14/2018	Croatia revised and updated through 2017
11/02/2018	Israel revised and updated through 2016
10/05/2018	Spain revised and updated through 2016
10/03/2018	Latvia revised and updated through 2017
10/03/2018	Estonia revised and updated through 2017
10/01/2018	Lithuania revised and updated through 2017
09/27/2018	Hungary revised and updated through 2017
09/05/2018	Austria revised and updated through 2017
09/05/2018	Poland revised and updated through 2016
08/27/2018	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2016.
07/16/2018	Republic of Korea (2003-2016) added as a new country.
05/25/2018	Switzerland revised and updated through 2016
05/23/2018	USA revised and updated through 2016
05/23/2018	Croatia revised and updated through 2016
05/11/2018	Netherlands revised and updated through 2016
05/07/2018	UK countries: England & Wales (Civic & Total), Northern Ireland, Scotland, revised and updated through 2016
05/04/2018	Belarus revised and updated through 2016
04/23/2018	Denmark revised and updated through 2016
03/31/2018	Japan revised and updated through 2016
03/30/2018	Iceland revised and updated through 2016
02/23/2018	Czechia revised and updated through 2016; country name change from Czech Republic to Czechia
10/26/2017	Estonia revised and updated through 2014.
10/26/2017	Latvia revised and updated through 2014.
10/26/2017	Lithuania revised and updated through 2014.
10/13/2017	UK countries: England & Wales (Civic & Total), Northern Ireland, Scotland, revised and updated through 2014.
10/11/2017	Sweden revised and updated through 2016.
08/28/2017	Italy revised and updated through 2014.
06/21/2017	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2015.
05/20/2017	Croatia (2002-2015) added as a new country.
05/10/2017	Netherlands revised and updated through 2014.
04/21/2017	Total Germany, East Germany, and West Germany revised and updated through 2015.
03/10/2017	Portugal was revised and updated through 2015.
03/08/2017	USA revised and updated through 2015.
02/17/2017	Australia revised and updated through 2014.
11/28/2016	Finland revised and updated through 2015.
09/14/2016	Japan revised and updated through 2014.
09/14/2016	Belgium revised and updated through 2015.
09/10/2016	Revised USAbirths.txt and the data for USA remain through 2014.
09/07/2016	Taiwan revised and updated through 2014.
06/29/2016	Switzerland revised and updated through 2014.
05/27/2016	USA revised and updated through 2014.
05/16/2016	Hungary revised and updated through 2014.
05/09/2016	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2014.
05/04/2016	Total Poland revised and updated through 2014.
04/29/2016	Total Germany, East Germany, and West Germany revised and updated through 2013.
04/27/2016	Spain revised and updated through 2014.
03/09/2016	Denmark revised and updated through 2014.
02/12/2016	Russia revised and updated through 2014.
01/13/2016	New Zealand national population, revised and updated through 2013. (The new data for Maori and non-Maori will possibly be posted in February 2016)
12/07/2015	Ireland revised and updated through 2014.
11/20/2015	Italy revised and updated through 2012.
11/20/2015	Luxembourg revised and updated through 2014.
11/18/2015	Slovakia revised and updated through 2014.
11/13/2015	Estonia revised and updated through 2013.
11/13/2015	Slovenia revised and updated through 2014.
11/11/2015	Israel revised and updated through 2014.
11/04/2015	Czech Republic revised and updated through 2014.
11/04/2015	Belarus revised and updated through 2014.
11/04/2015	Sweden revised and updated through 2014.
09/28/2015	Greece (1981-2013) added as a new country.
09/25/2015	Lithuania revised and updated through 2013.
09/18/2015	Austria revised and updated through 2014.
09/14/2015	Norway revised and updated through 2014.
09/11/2015	Ukraine revised and updated through 2013.
09/09/2015	Latvia revised and updated through 2013.
08/31/2015	UK countries: England & Wales (Civic & Total), Northern Ireland, Scotland, revised and updated through 2013.
08/07/2015	USA revised and updated through 2013.
07/24/2015	Netherlands revised and updated through 2012.
07/17/2015	Iceland revised and updated through 2013.
06/02/2015	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2013.
01/16/2015	Finland revised and updated through 2012. Corrected mistake in triangle designation for deaths registered 2010-2012. Note, these mistake was present in the most recent previous update.
11/26/2014	Australia revised and updated through 2011.
10/17/2014	Canada revised and updated through 2011.
07/07/2014	Belarus revised and updated through 2013.
05/09/2014	Japan revised and updated through 2012.
05/09/2014	Spain revised and updated through 2012.
02/05/2014	Belgium revised and updated through 2012.
01/17/2014	Portugal revised and updated through 2012.
01/10/2014	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2012.
12/17/2013	Corrected mistake in triangles for 2003 female deaths. Currently, the data for Japan are through 2009.
12/11/2013	Belarus revised and updated through 2012.
06/14/2013	Estonia revised and updated through 2011.
06/14/2013	Latvia revised and updated through 2011.
06/14/2013	Lithuania revised and updated through 2011.
06/14/2013	Total Germany, East Germany, and West Germany revised and updated through 2011.
06/07/2013	UK countries: England & Wales (Civic & Total), Northern Ireland, Scotland, revised and updated through 2011.
01/09/2013	Canada revised and updated through 2009.
01/07/2013	Denmark revised and updated through 2011.
01/04/2013	USA revised and updated through 2010.
01/04/2013	Switzerland revised and updated through 2011.
12/19/2012	Italy revised and updated through 2009.
11/28/2012	Czech Republic revised and updated through 2011.
11/02/2012	Total Germany, East Germany, and West Germany revised and updated through 2010.
10/09/2012	Latvia revised and updated through 2010.
10/05/2012	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2010.
09/19/2012	Sweden revised and updated through 2011.
09/05/2012	Bulgaria revised and updated through 2010.
08/03/2012	Estonia revised and updated through 2010.
07/20/2012	USA revised and updated through 2009.
03/21/2012	Taiwan revised and updated through 2010.
03/19/2012	Australia revised and updated through 2009.
02/15/2012	Lithuania revised and updated through 2010.
01/09/2012	Austria revised and updated through 2010.
01/06/2012	Iceland revised and updated through 2010.
12/07/2011	Russia revised and updated through 2010.
11/18/2011	Ukraine revised and updated through 2009.
09/30/2011	Israel revised and updated through 2009.
09/26/2011	Belarus revised and updated through 2010.
08/26/2011	Switzerland revised and updated through 2009.
08/26/2011	Sweden revised and updated through 2010.
07/19/2011	Poland revised and updated through 2009.
07/13/2011	Spain revised and updated through 2009.
06/24/2011	Netherlands revised and updated through 2009.
05/13/2011	Total Germany, East Germany, and West Germany revised and updated through 2009.
05/11/2011	Russia revised and updated through 2009.
05/03/2011	Denmark revised and updated through 2009.
04/29/2011	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2009.
04/20/2011	Luxembourg revised and updated through 2009.
04/20/2011	Italy revised and updated through 2009.
04/15/2011	Norway revised and updated through 2009.
04/15/2011	Hungary revised and updated through 2009.
03/22/2011	Ireland revised and updated through 2009.
03/02/2011	Belgium revised and updated through 2009.
02/17/2011	Czech Republic revised and updated through 2009.
02/14/2011	Slovakia revised and updated through 2009.
01/21/2011	Finland revised and updated through 2009.
01/18/2011	Italy revised and updated through 2007.
01/11/2011	Sweden revised and updated through 2008.
01/11/2011	Japan revised and updated through 2009.
12/08/2010	Slovenia revised and updated through 2009.
12/08/2010	Bulgaria revised and updated through 2009.
11/23/2010	Israel revised and updated through 2008.
11/23/2010	UK countries: England & Wales (Civic & Total), Northern Ireland, Scotland, revised and updated through 2009.
11/19/2010	Poland revised and updated through 2009.
11/19/2010	Netherlands revised and updated through 2008.
11/19/2010	Latvia revised and updated through 2009.
11/17/2010	Lithuania revised and updated through 2009.
11/17/2010	Estonia revised and updated through 2009.
11/05/2010	USA revised and updated through 2007.
11/05/2010	Luxembourg revised and updated through 2007.
11/02/2010	Taiwan revised and updated through 2009.
09/22/2010	Canada revised and updated through 2007.
09/17/2010	New Zealand national population, Maori, and non-Maori revised and updated through 2008.
09/15/2010	Portugal revised and updated through 2009.
09/03/2010	Denmark revised and updated through 2008.
08/26/2010	Norway revised and updated through 2008.
08/25/2010	Iceland revised and updated through 2008.
05/11/2010	Belgium revised and updated through 2007.
05/11/2010	Finland revised and updated through 2008.
05/11/2010	Japan revised and updated through 2008.
03/05/2010	Slovak Republic revised and updated through 2008.
03/05/2010	Austria revised and updated through 2008.
02/25/2010	Russia revised and updated through 2008.
02/16/2010	Total Germany, East Germany, and West Germany revised and updated through 2008.
11/02/2009	France (Total and Civilian) revised and updated through 2007.
09/24/2009	Canada revised and updated through 2006.
08/18/2009	Taiwan revised and updated through 2008.
08/18/2009	Czech Republic revised and updated through 2008.
08/12/2009	USA revised and updated through 2006.
08/12/2009	Australia revised and updated through 2007.
07/28/2009	Israel (1983-2007) added as a new country.
05/23/2009	The United Kingdom (1922-2006) added, based on the sum of HMD estimates for England and Wales (Civilian Population), Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
04/08/2009	Japan revised and updated through 2007.
04/01/2009	Northern Ireland (1922-2006) added as a new country region.
03/24/2009	Bulgaria revised and updated through 2007.
03/24/2009	Hungary revised and updated through 2006.
02/13/2009	Norway revised and updated through 2007.
02/13/2009	Italy revised and updated through 2006.
02/04/2009	Chile (1992-2005) added as a new country.
01/16/2009	England and Wales Total and Civilian revised and updated through 2006.
12/19/2008	Ireland (1950-2006) added as a new country.
12/19/2008	Scotland (1855-2006) added as a new country region.
12/12/2008	Lithuania revised and updated through 2007.
12/12/2008	Latvia revised and updated through 2007.
12/04/2008	Estonia revised and updated through 2007.
11/03/2008	Sweden revised and updated through 2007.
11/03/2008	Finland revised and updated through 2007.
10/29/2008	Taiwan revised and updated through 2007.
10/27/2008	Iceland revised and updated through 2007.
10/24/2008	Switzerland revised and updated through 2007.
10/22/2008	Denmark revised and updated through 2007.
10/22/2008	Portugal revised and updated through 2007.
10/22/2008	Italy revised and updated through 2005.
10/14/2008	France (Total and Civilian) revised, extended backwards to 1816, and updated through 2006.
10/07/2008	Belarus revised and updated through 2007.
10/03/2008	Belgium revised and updated through 2006.
09/22/2008	Luxembourg revised and updated through 2006.
06/04/2008	Poland (1958-2006) added as a new country.
05/13/2008	Czech Republic revised and updated through 2006.
05/13/2008	Total Germany, East Germany, and West Germany revised and updated through 2006.
04/10/2008	England and Wales revised and updated through 2005.
04/09/2008	Canada revised and updated through 2005.
04/09/2008	United States revised and updated through 2005.
02/25/2008	Spain revised (including death counts for 2005) and updated through 2006.
02/04/2008	Portugal revised and updated through 2006.
01/28/2008	Netherlands revised and updated through 2006. Deaths for 1860, 1913, and 2000-2002 revised.
01/24/2008	Luxembourg (1960-2005) added as a new country.
12/18/2007	Japan revised and updated through 2006.
12/10/2007	Ukraine revised and updated through 2006
11/19/2007	Population estimates for Spain 2002-2006 revised.
11/09/2007	Switzerland revised and updated through 2006.
11/02/2007	Italy revised and updated through 2004.
10/11/2007	Belgium revised; a correction made to the estimated sex distribution for deaths at age 0 in 1868-1876 and ages 1-9 in 1876.
10/08/2007	Finland revised and updated through 2006.
10/05/2007	Iceland revised and updated through 2006.
09/19/2007	Russia revised and updated through 2006.
09/11/2007	the Slovak Republic revised and updated thru 2006. Raw data on births for 1963, 1968, 1976, and 1978 were updated with recently revised counts.
09/07/2007	Slovenia (1983-2006) added as a new country.
08/30/2007	Norway revsied and updated through 2006.
08/13/2007	Sweden revsied and updated through 2006.
08/10/2007	Denmark revised and updated through 2006.
07/31/2007	Japan revised and updated through 2005.
07/30/2007	Taiwan revised and updated through 2005.
07/30/2007	the United States revised; birth counts for 1933-1959 were replaced with counts that have been adjusted for under-registration.
07/19/2007	France (Total & Civilian) revised and updated through 2005. Raw data on population estimates for 2000-05 were updated with recently published revised estimates.
07/10/2007	Belarus (1959-2005) added as a new country.
05/22/2007	the United States revised, extended backwards to 1933, and pdated through 2004.
05/22/2007	Spain revised: raw death counts for 1975-2004, which previously included an open age interval at the oldest ages, were updated to include deaths by Lexis triangle to the maximum age attained.
05/22/2007	France (Total & Civilian) have been revised: the birth counts for 1893, 1896, 1946-1952, 1956, 1959, and 1974 were corrected; and the raw death counts for 1998-2004, which previously included an open age interval for ages 105+, were updated to include deaths by Lexis triangle to the maximum age attained.
05/22/2007	Belgium revised and updated through 2005.
05/22/2007	Portugal revised and extended backwards to 1940.
05/10/2007	Belgium revised; a data entry error in the birth count for males in 1996 corrected.
05/10/2007	Taiwan (1970-2004) added to HMD.
04/26/2007	Updated data (1947-2005) for Austria were reposted; errors in population estimates for 1982-2000 have been corrected, which affects all population estimates since 1981. In addition, we now use December 31st population estimates for 1951-1970, whereas earlier HMD data for Austria used July 1st estimates for this period.
04/06/2007	Lithuania revised and updated through 2005.
04/05/2007	Due to the discovery of potential errors in the updated data for Austria, those data were removed from the HMD website and the previous version of the data (1947-2002) reposted.
03/23/2007	Austria revised and updated through 2005.
03/14/2007	East Germany (1956-2004) revised.
03/12/2007	Spain revised and updated through 2005.
03/06/2007	Latvia revised and updated through 2005.
03/02/2007	Estonia (1959-2005) added as a new country.
03/01/2007	Bulgaria revised and updated through 2005.
02/26/2007	Hungary revised and updated through 2005.
02/26/2007	Belgium revised and extended backwards to 1841.
2/23/2007	Australia updated through 2004.
2/23/2007	Canada updated through 2004.
2/23/2007	Finland updated through 2005.
2/23/2007	Iceland updated through 2005.
2/23/2007	Norway updated through 2005.
2/20/2007	East Germany updated through 2004.
2/20/2007	West Germany updated through 2004.
2/9/2007	Germany data updated through 2004.
1/26/2007	Denmark updated through 2005.
12/18/2006	France Civilian and Total Population updated through 2004.
11/16/2006	United States extended backwards to 1946 and updated through 2003.
11/14/2006	Canada updated through 2003.
11/13/2006	Sweden updated through 2005.
10/27/2006	Switzerland updated through 2005.
10/10/2006	Portugal updated through 2005.
10/6/2006	Russia updated through 2005.
8/22/2006	Italy updated through 2003.
8/18/2006	Portugal (1956-2004) added to HMD.
7/5/2006	Ukraine (1959-2005) added to HMD.
5/17/2006	Czech Republic updated through 2004.
5/17/2006	Netherlands updated through 2004.
5/8/2006	Slovak Republic extended backwards to 1950 and updated through 2005.
4/24/2006	Iceland updated through 2004.
4/21/2006	Japan data updated through 2004.
4/10/2006	Finland updated through 2004.
4/10/2006	Norway data updated through 2004
4/10/2006	Spain updated through 2004.
3/30/2006	France, Civilian Population (1899-2003) added to HMD.
3/13/2006	Cohort life tables (1850-1912) added for the Netherlands.
3/3/2006	Sweden updated through 2004.
2/10/2006	Added Lexis Maps of "raw death counts" and "raw population counts" to "8. Raw Data" section for all countries and areas.
2/2/2006	France updated through 2003.
1/10/2006	Spain updated through 2003.
1/10/2006	Italy updated through 2002.
1/6/2006	Switzerland updated through 2004.
11/30/2005	Australia (1921-2003) and Iceland (1838-2002) added as new countries.
10/25/2005	civilian as well as total population of England and Wales (1841-2003) added to HMD.
10/24/2005	Slovak Republic (1980-2003) added as a new country.
10/11/2005	Entire HMD updated to incorporate several major methodological changes (see p.1 of the revised Methods Protocol). In addition, Russia extended back to 1959 and updated through 2001; Hungary updated through 2001; Austria, Canada, Germany (Unified, East, and West), Japan, and the United States were updated through 2002; England and Wales updated through 2003; Denmark updated through 2004. Finally, the data series for the national population of New Zealand changed to begin in 1948 (rather than 1937) because of data quality issues for the 1937-47 data.
3/1/2005	Belgium (1931-2002) added to HMD.
2/25/2005	Swiss data updated through 2003.
2/15/2005	Denmark extended back to 1835 and updated through 2002.
1/27/2005	France updated through 2002 and Sweden updated through 2003.
1/20/2005	Bulgaria updated through 2003. Lithuanian data extended back to 1959 and updated through 2003. Updated data for Spain through 2002 and for Italy through 2001.
12/9/2004	Czech Republic updated through 2003.
12/6/2004	Latvia updated through 2003.
10/11/2004	New Zealand national population (1937-2003), Maori (1937-2003), and non-Maori (1876-2003) added to the HMD.
9/8/2004	the Netherlands extended back to 1850 and updated through 2003.
8/25/2004	Norway updated through 2002.
8/23/2004	Cohort death rates (1791-1970) and cohort life tables (1872-1909) added for Italy.
7/22/2004	Latvia (1959-2001) added as a new country.
6/3/2004	The HMD series Finnish updated through 2002 and extended back to 1878. French population estimates for 1991-1998 were revised.
3/16/2004	French updated through 2001.
3/4/2004	Spain (1908-2001) added to the HMD.
2/9/2004	Cohort life tables available on-line for England & Wales, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Cohort death rates and exposure available for most populations (if the time series is sufficiently long).
1/22/2004	Swiss updated through 2002. Italian updated through 2000 and the historical data were added (back to 1872). Swedish updated through 2002 and historical data added (back to 1751).
1/1/2004	Czech Republic (1948-2001) added to the HMD.
8/18/2003	Lithuania (1960-2001) added to the HMD.
4/15/2003	Italian updated through 1999 and historical data added (back to 1906). Swedish data updated through 2001.
3/20/2003	Swiss updated through 2001.
2/11/2003	New version of French data released with corrections.
5/15/2002	HMD debut: Data available on-line for 17 countries.

What's New?

Changes to the HMD