Table 8-3
Live births, by weeks of gestation and geography — Females

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Females: Part 1


Table summary
This table displays the results of females: part 1. The information is grouped by weeks of gestation (appearing as row headers), place of residence of mother and canada, calculated using canada, newfoundland and labrador, prince edward island, nova scotia, new brunswick, quebec, ontario, number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Weeks of gestation Place of residence of mother
Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario
  number
Total 185,418 2,341 725 4,333 3,676 43,246 68,349
42 weeks or more 898 6 0 32 10 137 196
37 to 41 weeks 170,712 2,153 670 3,982 3,397 40,098 62,960
37 to 39 weeks 95,931 1,164 385 1,968 1,818 22,942 36,447
40 to 41 weeks 74,781 989 285 2,014 1,579 17,156 26,513
Less than 37 weeks 13,603 181 55 319 269 3,010 5,176
28 to 36 weeks 12,926 165 50 306 252 2,842 4,928
28 to 31 weeks 1,196 13 5 28 22 244 454
32 to 33 weeks 1,573 14 5 50 35 314 616
34 to 36 weeks 10,157 138 40 228 195 2,284 3,858
20 to 27 weeks 660 16 5 13 16 159 247
20 to 23 weeks 200 7 0 2 5 66 54
24 to 27 weeks 460 9 5 11 11 93 193
Less than 20 weeks 17 0 0 0 1 9 1
Not stated 205 1 0 0 0 1 17
  percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
42 weeks or more 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3
37 to 41 weeks 92.1 92.0 92.4 91.9 92.4 92.7 92.1
37 to 39 weeks 51.7 49.7 53.1 45.4 49.5 53.0 53.3
40 to 41 weeks 40.3 42.2 39.3 46.5 43.0 39.7 38.8
Less than 37 weeks 7.3 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.0 7.6
28 to 36 weeks 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.1 6.9 6.6 7.2
28 to 31 weeks 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7
32 to 33 weeks 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.9
34 to 36 weeks 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6
20 to 27 weeks 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
20 to 23 weeks 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1
24 to 27 weeks 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
Less than 20 weeks 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Not stated 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Females: Part 2


Table summary
This table displays the results of females: part 2. The information is grouped by weeks of gestation (appearing as row headers), place of residence of mother and canada, calculated using canada, manitoba, saskat- chewan, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, unknown, number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Weeks of gestation Place of residence of mother
Canada Manitoba Saskat-
chewan		 Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Unknown
  number
Total 185,418 7,851 7,005 25,170 21,762 179 336 441 4
42 weeks or more 898 211 79 91 115 3 16 2 0
37 to 41 weeks 170,712 7,104 6,420 23,011 20,089 151 288 386 3
37 to 39 weeks 95,931 3,512 3,218 13,063 10,923 84 123 283 1
40 to 41 weeks 74,781 3,592 3,202 9,948 9,166 67 165 103 2
Less than 37 weeks 13,603 532 455 2,065 1,430 25 32 53 1
28 to 36 weeks 12,926 503 444 1,924 1,406 25 28 52 1
28 to 31 weeks 1,196 58 36 191 131 4 4 5 1
32 to 33 weeks 1,573 65 48 223 189 0 5 9 0
34 to 36 weeks 10,157 380 360 1,510 1,086 21 19 38 0
20 to 27 weeks 660 28 11 136 24 0 4 1 0
20 to 23 weeks 200 9 0 56 1 0 0 0 0
24 to 27 weeks 460 19 11 80 23 0 4 1 0
Less than 20 weeks 17 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 205 4 51 3 128 0 0 0 0
  percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
42 weeks or more 0.5 2.7 1.1 0.4 0.5 1.7 4.8 0.5 0.0
37 to 41 weeks 92.1 90.5 91.6 91.4 92.3 84.4 85.7 87.5 75.0
37 to 39 weeks 51.7 44.7 45.9 51.9 50.2 46.9 36.6 64.2 25.0
40 to 41 weeks 40.3 45.8 45.7 39.5 42.1 37.4 49.1 23.4 50.0
Less than 37 weeks 7.3 6.8 6.5 8.2 6.6 14.0 9.5 12.0 25.0
28 to 36 weeks 7.0 6.4 6.3 7.6 6.5 14.0 8.3 11.8 25.0
28 to 31 weeks 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.6 2.2 1.2 1.1 25.0
32 to 33 weeks 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.0 1.5 2.0 0.0
34 to 36 weeks 5.5 4.8 5.1 6.0 5.0 11.7 5.7 8.6 0.0
20 to 27 weeks 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.0
20 to 23 weeks 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
24 to 27 weeks 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.0
Less than 20 weeks 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Not stated 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
   
   
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for the tables".
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth Database (CANSIM table 102-4512).
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