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| Age of mother | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age |
Less than 15 years |
15-19 years |
20-24 years |
25-29 years |
30-34 years |
35-39 years |
40-44 years |
45 years and over |
Not stated1 |
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| Number | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 359,323 | 370 | 38,823 | 115,620 | 124,425 | 49,723 | 13,560 | 2,948 | 221 | 13,633 |
| 1976 | 359,987 | 353 | 37,407 | 114,930 | 125,923 | 51,613 | 13,568 | 2,665 | 183 | 13,345 |
| 1977 | 362,909 | 323 | 35,971 | 115,518 | 126,610 | 56,551 | 13,664 | 2,208 | 174 | 11,890 |
| 1978 | 359,365 | 328 | 33,703 | 112,778 | 126,617 | 59,227 | 13,358 | 2,166 | 159 | 11,029 |
| 1979 | 366,064 | 307 | 31,649 | 112,894 | 131,453 | 63,025 | 14,141 | 2,065 | 116 | 10,414 |
| 1980 | 370,709 | 273 | 31,000 | 112,542 | 133,810 | 65,304 | 14,617 | 1,946 | 108 | 11,109 |
| 1981 | 371,346 | 268 | 29,062 | 110,552 | 135,598 | 67,681 | 15,331 | 2,080 | 116 | 10,658 |
| 1982 | 373,082 | 281 | 28,262 | 109,952 | 136,925 | 68,732 | 17,100 | 2,116 | 97 | 9,617 |
| 1983 | 373,689 | 222 | 25,382 | 107,214 | 139,667 | 71,518 | 18,299 | 2,111 | 100 | 9,176 |
| 1984 | 377,031 | 248 | 23,637 | 103,234 | 143,041 | 75,852 | 19,979 | 2,182 | 86 | 8,772 |
| 1985 | 375,727 | 225 | 22,090 | 98,272 | 143,836 | 79,121 | 21,048 | 2,317 | 83 | 8,735 |
| 1986 | 372,913 | 210 | 21,452 | 92,915 | 143,563 | 81,431 | 22,419 | 2,538 | 86 | 8,299 |
| 1987 | 369,742 | 235 | 20,981 | 86,583 | 142,713 | 84,578 | 23,699 | 2,865 | 102 | 7,986 |
| 1988 | 376,795 | 224 | 21,080 | 83,421 | 146,017 | 89,273 | 25,849 | 3,283 | 107 | 7,541 |
| 1989 | 392,661 | 214 | 22,483 | 83,081 | 150,735 | 96,524 | 28,140 | 3,567 | 97 | 7,820 |
| 1990 | 405,486 | 239 | 23,176 | 81,727 | 154,258 | 103,352 | 31,064 | 3,856 | 99 | 7,715 |
| 1991 | 402,533 | 265 | 24,180 | 80,724 | 150,027 | 107,561 | 33,107 | 4,124 | 138 | 2,407 |
| 1992 | 398,643 | 263 | 23,985 | 77,691 | 145,478 | 111,291 | 34,953 | 4,538 | 109 | 335 |
| 1993 | 388,394 | 256 | 23,437 | 75,130 | 135,499 | 112,080 | 36,718 | 4,853 | 147 | 274 |
| 1994 | 385,114 | 252 | 23,728 | 73,302 | 129,713 | 113,692 | 38,478 | 5,269 | 146 | 534 |
| 1995 | 378,016 | 241 | 23,416 | 71,142 | 121,978 | 114,516 | 40,419 | 5,625 | 197 | 482 |
| Source: Statistics Canada,
Catalogue no. 82-221-XDE. 1 Includes all Newfoundland births for the data years 1975 to 1990. |
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Excerpts from Canada Year Book 1999: The People > Health