Table 1
Characteristics of births, stillbirths and infant deaths, Quebec, 1989 to 2008

Table 1
Characteristics of births, stillbirths and infant deaths, Quebec, 1989 to 2008
Table summary
This table displays the results of Characteristics of births. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Live births, Stillbirths and Infant deaths (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic Live birthsNote  Stillbirths Infant deaths
Number % Number % Number %
Total 1,620,270   5,560   8,100  
Type of community (shared postal codes included with First Nations)  
First Nations reserve 16,240 1.0 90 1.6 100 1.2
Cree or Naskapi 6,860 0.4 30 0.5 80 1.0
Inuit 5,350 0.3 30 0.5 100 1.2
Non-Aboriginal 1,591,820 98.2 5,400 97.1 7,820 96.5
Type of community (shared postal codes included with non-Aboriginal)  
First Nations reserve 12,170 0.8 70 1.3 80 1.0
Cree or Naskapi 6,860 0.4 30 0.5 80 1.0
Inuit 5,350 0.3 30 0.5 100 1.2
Non-Aboriginal 1,595,890 98.5 5,420 97.5 7,850 96.9
Mothers' age  
19 or younger 65,140 4.0 300 5.4 560 6.9
20 to 34 1,358,790 83.9 4,290 77.2 6,400 79.0
35 or older 196,000 12.1 950 17.1 1,140 14.1
Mothers, education  
9 years or less 98,580 6.1 400 7.2 750 9.3
10 to 12 years 510,680 31.5 1,520 27.3 2,780 34.3
13 years or more 831,080 51.3 2,160 38.8 3,330 41.1
Unknown 179,940 11.1 1,470 26.4 1,240 15.3
Birth  
Single 1,580,670 97.6 5,180 93.2 7,010 86.5
Multiple 39,600 2.4 380 6.8 1,090 13.5
North-South gradient  
North 10,690 0.7 60 1.1 160 2.0
Northern transition 9,700 0.6 40 0.7 70 0.9
Southern transition 133,630 8.2 440 7.9 750 9.3
South 1,466,250 90.5 5,010 90.1 7,130 88.0
Size of community and metropolitan influence  
1,500,000 or more 813,900 50.2 2,830 50.9 3,860 47.7
500,000 to 1,499,999 203,150 12.5 630 11.3 950 11.7
100,000 to 499,999 98,850 6.1 310 5.6 550 6.8
10,000 to 99,999 184,120 11.4 640 11.5 900 11.1
10,000 or less (strong metropolitan influence) 86,400 5.3 300 5.4 430 5.3
10,000 or less (moderate metropolitan influence) 142,450 8.8 480 8.6 760 9.4
10,000 or less (weak metropolitan influence) 91,410 5.6 360 6.5 640 7.9
Period  
1989 to 1993 444,280 27.4 1,320 23.7 2,540 31.4
1994 to 1998 408,010 25.2 1,550 27.9 2,100 25.9
1999 to 2003 364,220 22.5 1,270 22.8 1,620 20.0
2004 to 2008 403,760 24.9 1,410 25.4 1,840 22.7
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