Database underlying the publication: Regional differentials in infant mortality of the Netherlands in the late 19th and early 20th century: Evaluating the importance of demographic, sociocultural, environmental, and medical factors

Finally it contains data on the water pipe supply, economic region, and the soil type of the municipality. It is the basis for the historical-demographic research article "Regional differentials in infant mortality of the Netherlands in the late 19th and early 20th century: Evaluating the importance of demographic, sociocultural, environmental, and medical factors". It contains the original Excel Database (with all relevant data), a STATA do-file (which 'cleans' the data), spatial datasets, and associated spatial weight files.

It also includes data derived from 'Mourits, Rick J; Boonstra, Onno; Knippenberg, Hans; Hofstee, Evert W; Zijdeman, Richard L, 2016, "Historische Database Nederlandse Gemeenten", hdl.handle.net/10622/RPBVK4, IISH Data Collection, V5' and the (adjusted) shapefiles are from 'Boonstra, O.W.A. (2007). NLGis shapefiles. DANS. doi.org/10.17026/dans-xb9-t677'.

Make sure to cite both when using this database!