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Table A-2.4
Fertility rate by age group (for 1,000 women), Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2005

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Age group N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt. Canada
  rate per 1,000 women
1981
15 to 19 years .. 33.3 35.1 34.7 14.8 22.5 39.6 48.6 42.4 27.9 64.4 109.4 .. 25.8
20 to 24 years .. 106.5 101.7 112.7 84.9 84.2 104.8 135.0 106.5 92.6 131.4 164.7 .. 92.2
25 to 29 years .. 132.9 112.7 116.4 128.8 118.3 128.9 147.3 130.7 117.7 123.0 145.0 .. 123.8
30 to 34 years .. 72.5 56.6 53.3 67.2 67.4 67.7 69.0 70.4 67.3 76.8 93.1 .. 67.0
35 to 39 years .. 26.1 15.3 15.5 18.1 20.1 20.1 19.6 20.4 18.8 18.3 45.1 .. 19.2
40 to 44 years .. 4.0 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.1 3.7 2.8 0.0 10.8 .. 3.2
45 to 49 years .. 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 3.6 .. 0.2
1986
15 to 19 years .. 32.3 27.5 28.8 14.9 19.8 36.3 45.6 34.6 21.3 32.0 111.7 .. 22.9
20 to 24 years .. 90.5 84.3 92.5 70.2 73.0 91.6 117.9 96.4 81.6 105.8 166.1 .. 79.5
25 to 29 years .. 127.2 115.7 116.0 112.4 119.9 130.3 141.8 130.3 115.9 133.3 143.6 .. 119.7
30 to 34 years .. 74.8 69.0 52.7 59.6 79.3 79.9 75.0 83.2 76.4 78.6 99.6 .. 72.9
35 to 39 years .. 29.5 18.0 14.7 17.2 25.2 24.5 22.0 24.4 25.1 37.2 36.8 .. 22.3
40 to 44 years .. 4.6 2.8 2.1 2.5 3.6 3.5 2.9 3.0 3.5 2.8 11.8 .. 3.2
45 to 49 years .. 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.0 .. 0.1
1991
15 to 19 years 30.8 33.4 31.1 30.9 17.2 22.4 44.1 46.3 38.5 25.2 42.9 81.1 154.7 25.9
20 to 24 years 80.7 86.2 80.7 91.6 80.6 67.8 97.8 112.4 94.4 78.4 122.4 130.3 246.1 79.1
25 to 29 years 100.7 137.3 111.5 111.7 129.3 118.8 132.6 140.8 124.7 113.5 132.3 129.0 151.0 122.0
30 to 34 years 57.8 81.1 69.3 59.9 78.0 91.9 88.1 80.4 87.0 85.1 89.1 106.7 94.5 84.3
35 to 39 years 16.2 30.5 22.1 15.2 23.0 33.3 27.7 24.8 31.2 30.6 34.8 40.3 50.7 28.4
40 to 44 years 2.4 3.5 2.9 1.7 3.0 4.6 4.3 3.1 4.2 4.5 7.9 5.4 8.3 3.9
45 to 49 years 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2
1996
15 to 19 years 23.6 29.8 28.0 26.8 16.3 19.9 40.1 39.5 28.2 19.1 33.1 60.5 153.8 22.1
20 to 24 years 63.7 79.9 72.1 76.7 72.5 58.0 92.6 96.9 79.5 65.2 89.7 136.9 204.6 68.7
25 to 29 years 92.2 121.4 100.8 102.5 119.1 104.9 120.6 129.9 115.7 99.6 99.2 110.7 172.7 109.5
30 to 34 years 63.0 84.6 74.5 65.1 81.9 94.8 89.7 81.4 87.8 85.6 77.5 93.9 87.0 87.2
35 to 39 years 16.5 29.1 24.6 18.8 27.4 38.5 30.8 26.7 32.5 34.9 33.5 37.6 45.8 32.6
40 to 44 years 1.9 2.4 3.3 2.3 3.9 6.1 5.4 3.9 5.0 6.2 7.3 10.7 10.8 5.1
45 to 49 years 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.0 2.0 0.2
1997
15 to 19 years 22.7 29.1 23.8 25.4 15.5 17.1 36.2 37.5 25.9 17.5 31.5 55.5 139.1 20.0
20 to 24 years 60.2 77.4 69.3 76.6 67.5 54.1 85.9 96.1 75.9 59.7 92.5 118.4 212.2 64.5
25 to 29 years 91.1 112.8 98.7 101.7 112.7 99.5 116.6 124.7 113.3 94.7 116.6 103.0 166.1 104.6
30 to 34 years 61.8 76.2 71.7 64.7 79.9 92.0 87.2 79.7 85.2 83.6 83.2 78.7 96.6 84.9
35 to 39 years 17.4 27.4 24.5 17.1 26.6 38.2 33.2 27.1 32.5 35.7 37.0 41.8 47.9 32.6
40 to 44 years 2.2 6.1 3.1 2.4 3.9 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.6 6.0 7.7 7.5 8.6 5.2
45 to 49 years 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
1998
15 to 19 years 20.6 29.9 24.1 26.4 14.9 17.2 38.5 38.6 25.4 16.2 28.8 54.5 142.2 19.8
20 to 24 years 59.8 75.2 67.0 72.8 64.4 55.3 86.2 97.4 77.0 58.6 89.1 112.3 184.1 64.0
25 to 29 years 84.4 101.4 95.6 105.0 109.6 98.8 117.1 124.8 111.6 91.3 87.9 98.8 126.6 102.8
30 to 34 years 62.4 75.9 72.0 65.3 77.6 92.7 85.8 80.0 91.3 83.0 72.7 87.6 92.1 85.2
35 to 39 years 17.3 30.2 24.4 20.5 26.3 38.8 32.9 26.6 32.9 35.6 37.9 36.8 40.4 32.9
40 to 44 years 2.3 4.3 3.6 2.2 4.1 6.4 4.4 4.0 5.3 5.9 7.1 3.8 9.9 5.3
45 to 49 years 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.6 1.9 0.2
1999
15 to 19 years 20.2 22.7 22.1 23.5 14.6 15.7 35.4 36.8 24.5 15.5 28.4 56.1 140.8 18.6
20 to 24 years 59.3 77.5 65.8 73.1 61.2 53.0 86.8 93.2 76.3 54.7 74.5 102.5 200.5 61.7
25 to 29 years 90.5 106.5 96.7 101.9 107.4 98.1 114.9 127.7 109.9 88.1 90.1 107.7 158.2 101.6
30 to 34 years 66.2 81.4 74.9 66.8 77.6 94.4 88.6 82.1 92.1 84.8 78.2 74.3 88.2 86.6
35 to 39 years 20.1 31.3 26.8 19.7 27.3 39.2 33.0 28.0 34.8 36.2 39.5 37.7 41.2 33.8
40 to 44 years 2.8 4.1 3.7 2.2 4.1 6.8 5.5 4.3 5.8 6.3 9.1 8.8 19.0 5.6
45 to 49 years 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.8 0.2
2000
15 to 19 years 19.4 24.1 18.9 22.0 13.7 13.9 33.2 35.0 22.5 13.8 29.1 56.1 126.1 17.0
20 to 24 years 60.0 74.5 62.0 72.4 59.7 50.6 83.7 89.9 70.6 50.5 77.2 107.2 193.2 58.9
25 to 29 years 90.9 99.8 93.3 98.4 105.7 93.7 116.9 126.4 105.3 87.3 86.1 101.9 161.4 98.7
30 to 34 years 67.4 83.4 76.2 66.6 78.6 93.1 90.4 80.8 91.2 82.7 78.0 83.0 90.9 86.1
35 to 39 years 19.4 27.2 26.3 20.7 27.0 39.4 32.8 28.4 35.3 37.7 46.0 43.4 39.3 34.1
40 to 44 years 1.5 4.9 4.1 2.2 4.4 7.2 5.2 4.6 5.9 7.0 4.5 9.5 11.7 5.9
45 to 49 years 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 3.5 0.2
2001
15 to 19 years 17.8 17.0 16.3 20.1 13.4 12.9 32.8 31.8 21.1 13.1 24.0 45.4 116.5 16.0
20 to 24 years 55.0 63.7 56.8 68.8 57.4 48.0 81.4 93.2 69.1 47.2 86.7 102.4 213.7 56.4
25 to 29 years 91.2 109.3 91.9 98.7 109.0 96.2 113.7 128.3 105.9 86.3 82.4 92.8 124.7 100.4
30 to 34 years 70.2 86.3 82.8 69.6 84.5 99.1 94.1 89.9 94.8 85.6 81.7 76.7 87.9 91.4
35 to 39 years 21.8 25.5 27.6 21.2 28.6 41.4 34.9 28.8 36.2 39.1 29.3 40.7 40.0 35.7
40 to 44 years 2.7 4.5 4.1 2.5 4.4 7.5 5.5 4.6 5.9 7.2 8.9 9.0 20.3 6.1
45 to 49 years 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.2
2002
15 to 19 years 16.2 17.6 16.6 18.4 12.4 11.9 31.7 30.4 19.8 11.7 21.2 46.9 115.7 14.9
20 to 24 years 55.5 56.2 57.1 64.8 55.1 45.0 80.3 84.1 68.9 45.6 72.7 93.6 209.7 54.0
25 to 29 years 91.2 102.7 88.1 96.0 105.0 92.0 109.9 123.3 107.0 85.0 103.0 109.4 136.0 97.4
30 to 34 years 71.3 83.7 76.9 73.1 86.0 96.3 96.3 92.4 97.4 85.0 71.3 87.3 86.1 90.9
35 to 39 years 23.7 29.8 30.4 22.0 28.9 41.6 35.0 29.7 38.1 40.0 35.1 32.4 44.6 36.4
40 to 44 years 3.0 4.9 4.8 3.2 4.5 7.5 6.3 4.3 5.9 7.6 7.6 6.5 11.7 6.2
45 to 49 years 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.2
2003
15 to 19 years 16.8 18.7 15.1 18.5 11.4 11.7 29.9 31.3 19.1 10.8 22.3 41.8 117.6 14.4
20 to 24 years 53.8 61.1 54.5 64.0 53.4 43.7 78.4 85.2 68.9 43.6 70.8 109.8 204.6 52.7
25 to 29 years 90.7 105.7 89.6 100.0 106.9 92.6 110.9 125.7 109.2 84.8 92.3 104.1 142.6 98.6
30 to 34 years 75.3 90.0 82.8 73.3 87.8 98.7 98.3 94.2 101.3 89.1 79.7 100.9 97.0 93.7
35 to 39 years 24.9 33.0 29.7 24.2 32.0 43.5 36.6 32.2 41.2 42.2 28.9 42.0 42.6 38.7
40 to 44 years 2.5 4.6 4.4 3.3 4.8 7.8 5.8 5.1 7.0 7.5 10.5 9.5 10.0 6.5
45 to 49 years 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 1.4 1.6 0.3
2004
15 to 19 years 16.7 16.3 14.5 17.1 10.4 10.7 29.2 31.8 18.6 10.4 22.9 50.2 122.0 13.6
20 to 24 years 50.5 54.7 54.3 63.4 50.6 42.9 75.2 83.6 66.4 42.2 82.4 96.1 194.6 50.9
25 to 29 years 86.2 104.1 89.3 96.6 103.6 92.5 110.5 125.1 109.8 81.8 96.8 117.2 138.6 97.3
30 to 34 years 78.9 88.0 84.3 74.5 91.9 101.5 95.7 91.8 102.6 89.0 91.7 91.2 78.8 95.8
35 to 39 years 23.4 36.9 33.5 24.6 33.5 44.4 37.5 32.6 42.5 44.8 34.3 40.5 50.3 40.1
40 to 44 years 3.9 6.2 4.6 3.3 5.0 8.1 6.1 5.5 7.0 8.4 3.7 7.6 4.9 6.9
45 to 49 years 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 2.6 0.7 1.6 0.3
2005
15 to 19 years 14.9 15.6 13.3 16.2 10.3 10.6 29.0 31.5 18.7 9.7 12.2 39.6 104.4 13.3
20 to 24 years 48.9 61.6 53.0 61.1 51.8 41.6 74.7 84.8 65.7 41.8 52.8 97.2 168.1 50.4
25 to 29 years 89.5 95.7 90.4 98.6 105.5 91.6 112.0 122.6 108.4 80.9 92.7 126.4 129.5 97.3
30 to 34 years 80.7 87.0 84.7 76.6 93.7 102.7 100.2 94.7 103.8 90.9 89.8 106.4 82.0 97.4
35 to 39 years 28.8 30.5 32.0 24.8 35.8 46.7 40.7 33.7 44.9 45.1 33.8 43.3 44.7 42.1
40 to 44 years 3.2 3.8 4.8 3.1 5.7 8.2 6.3 4.9 7.4 8.7 9.6 5.8 11.0 7.1
45 to 49 years 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.0 0.0 0.3
Note:  Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories before 1991.Sources:  Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division and Demography Division.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006, catalogue number 91-209-X.