Estimates of Probabilities of Death From Various CausesCauseSubject EstimatesStatistical EstimatesHeart Disease0.220.34Cancer0.180.23Other Natural Causes0.330.35All Natural Causes0.730.92

Accident0.320.05Homicide0.100.01Other Unnatural Causes0.110.02All Unnatural Causes0.530.08

Empirical Examples of Regime Type (Polity, 2003) -10pure autocracy 10pure democracyPolity scales (democracy autocracy) score based on institutional features such as electoral competition, political participation, executive constraints, and executive recruitmentSaudi Arabia& QatarEgypt & Sudan-6-2Haiti, Jordan& SingaporeTanzania, Djibouti& Cambodia2Ecuador, Estonia,Mozambique & Sri Lanka6USA, Costa Rica,Japan & Czech RepublicChina

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2007

demdum

year

frequency

Number of Democracies

Sheet1

yeardemdumoldnumstatesdemdumpropdem

181612310.0434783

181712310.0434783

181812310.0434783

181912310.0434783

182012310.0434783

182112310.0434783

182212410.0416667

182312410.0416667

182412410.0416667

182512510.04

182612510.04

182712510.04

182812610.0384615

182912610.0384615

183012710.037037

183112910.0344828

183212910.0344828

183312910.0344828

183412910.0344828

183512910.0344828

183612910.0344828

183713010.0333333

183813010.0333333

183913210.03125

184013210.03125

184113410.0294118

184213510.0285714

184313610.0277778

184413610.0277778

184513610.0277778

184613710.027027

184713810.0263158

184833930.0769231

184933930.0769231

185033930.0769231

185124020.05

185224020.05

185334030.075

185434130.0731707

185534330.0697674

185634330.0697674

185734340.0930233

185834340.0930233

185934440.0909091

186034640.0869565

186134240.0952381

186234140.097561

186334140.097561

186444150.1219512

186544150.1219512

186644150.1219512

186753960.1538462

186853760.1621622

186953760.1621622

187053760.1621622

187153660.1666667

187253360.1818182

187353360.1818182

187453360.1818182

187553470.2058824

187663570.2

187763580.2285714

187863780.2162162

187963780.2162162

188073790.2432432

188173790.2432432

188273790.2432432

188373690.25

188473690.25

188573690.25

188663680.2222222

188763880.2105263

188863890.2368421

188963890.2368421

189063890.2368421

189163890.2368421

189263890.2368421

189363890.2368421

189463990.2307692

189563990.2307692

189663990.2307692

189763990.2307692

1898640100.25

1899641100.2439024

1900742110.2619048

1901742120.2857143

1902743120.2790698

1903744120.2727273

1904744120.2727273

1905845120.2666667

1906844120.2727273

1907843120.2790698

1908844120.2727273

1909845120.2666667

1910845120.2666667

19111045140.3111111

19121045140.3111111

19131044140.3181818

19141045140.3111111

19151045140.3111111

19161044140.3181818

19171244170.3863636

19181450180.36

19191651200.3921569

19202259220.3728814

19212260230.3833333

19222361230.3770492

19232261220.3606557

19242262220.3548387

19252262220.3548387

19262163210.3333333

19272164210.328125

19282164210.328125

19292164210.328125

19302164210.328125

19312164210.328125

19322165210.3230769

19331965190.2923077

19341766170.2575758

19351766170.2575758

19361666160.2424242

19371666160.2424242

19381666160.2424242

19391365130.2

194096290.1451613

194195590.1636364

194295390.1698113

194395290.1730769

19441158120.2068966

19451664160.25

19461966200.3030303

19471868190.2794118

19482172220.3055556

19492075220.2933333

19502175230.3066667

19512176230.3026316

19522377250.3246753

19532379250.3164557

19542382250.3048781

19552584250.297619

19562687270.3103448

19572989300.3370787

19582890280.3111111

19592889300.3370787

196032107340.317757

196131111330.2972973

196233117350.2991453

196333119320.2689076

196433122330.2704918

196535125350.28

196635129350.2713178

196734130340.2615385

196836133360.2706767

196934133340.2556391

197034134340.2537313

197132140320.2285714

197233140330.2357143

197335141350.248227

197434143340.2377622

197536150360.24

197636151360.2384106

197735152350.2302632

197837154380.2467532

197940156410.2628205

198040156410.2628205

198139159400.2515723

198240159410.2578616

198342160430.26875

198442161430.2670808

198543161440.2732919

198644161450.2795031

198744161450.2795031

198846161470.2919255

198948161490.3043478

199055165560.3393939

199163177660.3728814

199273181750.4143646

199376186760.4086021

199477187780.4171123

199575187760.4064171

199676187770.4117647

199777187780.4171123

199876187770.4117647

199977190780.4105263

200079191800.4188482

200182191830.434555

200284192850.4427083

20030192840.4375

20040192900.46875

20050192930.484375

20060193950.492228

20070193920.4766839

20080194

Sheet1

propdem

Year

Proportion

Proportion of Democracies

demdum

year

frequency

Number of Democracies

Chart2

0.0434783

0.0434783

0.0434783

0.0434783

0.0434783

0.0434783

0.0416667

0.0416667

0.0416667

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.0384615

0.0384615

0.037037

0.0344828

0.0344828

0.0344828

0.0344828

0.0344828

0.0344828

0.0333333

0.0333333

0.03125

0.03125

0.0294118

0.0285714

0.0277778

0.0277778

0.0277778

0.027027

0.0263158

0.0769231

0.0769231

0.0769231

0.05

0.05

0.075

0.0731707

0.0697674

0.0697674

0.0930233

0.0930233

0.0909091

0.0869565

0.0952381

0.097561

0.097561

0.1219512

0.1219512

0.1219512

0.1538462

0.1621622

0.1621622

0.1621622

0.1666667

0.1818182

0.1818182

0.1818182

0.2058824

0.2

0.2285714

0.2162162

0.2162162

0.2432432

0.2432432

0.2432432

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.2222222

0.2105263

0.2368421

0.2368421

0.2368421

0.2368421

0.2368421

0.2368421

0.2307692

0.2307692

0.2307692

0.2307692

0.25

0.2439024

0.2619048

0.2857143

0.2790698

0.2727273

0.2727273

0.2666667

0.2727273

0.2790698

0.2727273

0.2666667

0.2666667

0.3111111

0.3111111

0.3181818

0.3111111

0.3111111

0.3181818

0.3863636

0.36

0.3921569

0.3728814

0.3833333

0.3770492

0.3606557

0.3548387

0.3548387

0.3333333

0.328125

0.328125

0.328125

0.328125

0.328125

0.3230769

0.2923077

0.2575758

0.2575758

0.2424242

0.2424242

0.2424242

0.2

0.1451613

0.1636364

0.1698113

0.1730769

0.2068966

0.25

0.3030303

0.2794118

0.3055556

0.2933333

0.3066667

0.3026316

0.3246753

0.3164557

0.3048781

0.297619

0.3103448

0.3370787

0.3111111

0.3370787

0.317757

0.2972973

0.2991453

0.2689076

0.2704918

0.28

0.2713178

0.2615385

0.2706767

0.2556391

0.2537313

0.2285714

0.2357143

0.248227

0.2377622

0.24

0.2384106

0.2302632

0.2467532

0.2628205

0.2628205

0.2515723

0.2578616

0.26875

0.2670808

0.2732919

0.2795031

0.2795031

0.2919255

0.3043478

0.3393939

0.3728814

0.4143646

0.4086021

0.4171123

0.4064171

0.4117647

0.4171123

0.4117647

0.4105263

0.4188482

0.434555

0.4427083

0.4375

0.46875

0.484375

0.492228

0.4766839

2007

propdem

Year

Proportion

Proportion of Democracies

Sheet1

yeardemdumoldnumstatesdemdumpropdem

181612310.0434783

181712310.0434783

181812310.0434783

181912310.0434783

182012310.0434783

182112310.0434783

182212410.0416667

182312410.0416667

182412410.0416667

182512510.04

182612510.04

182712510.04

182812610.0384615

182912610.0384615

183012710.037037

183112910.0344828

183212910.0344828

183312910.0344828

183412910.0344828

183512910.0344828

183612910.0344828

183713010.0333333

183813010.0333333

183913210.03125

184013210.03125

184113410.0294118

184213510.0285714

184313610.0277778

184413610.0277778

184513610.0277778

184613710.027027

184713810.0263158

184833930.0769231

184933930.0769231

185033930.0769231

185124020.05

185224020.05

185334030.075

185434130.0731707

185534330.0697674

185634330.0697674

185734340.0930233

185834340.0930233

185934440.0909091

186034640.0869565

186134240.0952381

186234140.097561

186334140.097561

186444150.1219512

186544150.1219512

186644150.1219512

186753960.1538462

186853760.1621622

186953760.1621622

187053760.1621622

187153660.1666667

187253360.1818182

187353360.1818182

187453360.1818182

187553470.2058824

187663570.2

187763580.2285714

187863780.2162162

187963780.2162162

188073790.2432432

188173790.2432432

188273790.2432432

188373690.25

188473690.25

188573690.25

188663680.2222222

188763880.2105263

188863890.2368421

188963890.2368421

189063890.2368421

189163890.2368421

189263890.2368421

189363890.2368421

189463990.2307692

189563990.2307692

189663990.2307692

189763990.2307692

1898640100.25

1899641100.2439024

1900742110.2619048

1901742120.2857143

1902743120.2790698

1903744120.2727273

1904744120.2727273

1905845120.2666667

1906844120.2727273

1907843120.2790698

1908844120.2727273

1909845120.2666667

1910845120.2666667

19111045140.3111111

19121045140.3111111

19131044140.3181818

19141045140.3111111

19151045140.3111111

19161044140.3181818

19171244170.3863636

19181450180.36

19191651200.3921569

19202259220.3728814

19212260230.3833333

19222361230.3770492

19232261220.3606557

19242262220.3548387

19252262220.3548387

19262163210.3333333

19272164210.328125

19282164210.328125

19292164210.328125

19302164210.328125

19312164210.328125

19322165210.3230769

19331965190.2923077

19341766170.2575758

19351766170.2575758

19361666160.2424242

19371666160.2424242

19381666160.2424242

19391365130.2

194096290.1451613

194195590.1636364

194295390.1698113

194395290.1730769

19441158120.2068966

19451664160.25

19461966200.3030303

19471868190.2794118

19482172220.3055556

19492075220.2933333

19502175230.3066667

19512176230.3026316

19522377250.3246753

19532379250.3164557

19542382250.3048781

19552584250.297619

19562687270.3103448

19572989300.3370787

19582890280.3111111

19592889300.3370787

196032107340.317757

196131111330.2972973

196233117350.2991453

196333119320.2689076

196433122330.2704918

196535125350.28

196635129350.2713178

196734130340.2615385

196836133360.2706767

196934133340.2556391

197034134340.2537313

197132140320.2285714

197233140330.2357143

197335141350.248227

197434143340.2377622

197536150360.24

197636151360.2384106

197735152350.2302632

197837154380.2467532

197940156410.2628205

198040156410.2628205

198139159400.2515723

198240159410.2578616

198342160430.26875

198442161430.2670808

198543161440.2732919

198644161450.2795031

198744161450.2795031

198846161470.2919255

198948161490.3043478

199055165560.3393939

199163177660.3728814

199273181750.4143646

199376186760.4086021

199477187780.4171123

199575187760.4064171

199676187770.4117647

199777187780.4171123

199876187770.4117647

199977190780.4105263

200079191800.4188482

200182191830.434555

200284192850.4427083

20030192840.4375

20040192900.46875

20050192930.484375

20060193950.492228

20070193920.4766839

20080194

Sheet1

propdem

Year

Proportion

Proportion of Democracies

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