Table 9-2
Live births, by characteristics of the mother
and child, Canada — Weeks of gestation indicators
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Characteristics of mother and child |
Live births | Gestation | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Less than 37 weeks | 37 to 41 weeks | 42 weeks or more | ||
number | percent | |||
Age of mother, all agesNote 1 | 380,863 | 7.7 | 91.7 | 0.5 |
Under 20 years | 15,638 | 7.4 | 91.8 | 0.7 |
20 to 34 years | 295,390 | 7.3 | 92.0 | 0.5 |
35 to 49 years | 69,702 | 9.4 | 90.0 | 0.5 |
Not statedNote 2 | 133 | 19.5 | 77.4 | 0.0 |
Total, parity of mother | 380,863 | 7.7 | 91.7 | 0.5 |
First live birth | 167,564 | 7.5 | 91.7 | 0.7 |
Second live birth | 133,413 | 7.2 | 92.5 | 0.3 |
Third live birth or more | 79,621 | 9.0 | 90.3 | 0.5 |
Not stated | 265 | 10.9 | 78.5 | 0.8 |
Total, marital status of motherNote 3 | 380,863 | 7.7 | 91.7 | 0.5 |
Married and/or separated | 230,269 | 7.5 | 92.0 | 0.5 |
Not married | 107,412 | 7.8 | 91.5 | 0.6 |
Not stated | 43,182 | 8.9 | 90.5 | 0.4 |
Total, birthplace of mother | 380,863 | 7.7 | 91.7 | 0.5 |
Canada | 276,873 | 7.9 | 91.5 | 0.5 |
Outside Canada | 100,225 | 7.4 | 92.1 | 0.4 |
Not stated | 3,765 | 7.8 | 91.1 | 0.4 |
Both sexes | 380,863 | 7.7 | 91.7 | 0.5 |
Males | 195,445 | 8.1 | 91.3 | 0.5 |
Females | 185,418 | 7.3 | 92.1 | 0.5 |
Total | 380,863 | 7.7 | 91.7 | 0.5 |
Single | 368,156 | 6.1 | 93.3 | 0.5 |
Multiple | 12,707 | 54.4 | 45.2 | 0.0 |
Total, birth weight | 380,863 | 7.7 | 91.7 | 0.5 |
Less than 500 grams | 289 | 91.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
500 to 1,499 grams | 3,452 | 95.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
1,500 to 2,499 grams | 19,552 | 64.6 | 35.3 | 0.0 |
2,500 to 4,499 grams | 350,643 | 3.8 | 95.7 | 0.5 |
4,500 grams or more | 6,697 | 0.6 | 97.3 | 2.0 |
Not stated | 230 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
Source(s): Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth Database (CANSIM table "http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a03?&lang=eng&pattern=102-4513&p2=38" title="CANSIM table 102-4513">102-4513). |
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