Data table for figure 2
Year | 1st order | 2nd order | 3rd order | 4th order | 5th order and over | Total |
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average age | ||||||
1945 | 25.2 | 27.8 | 29.5 | .. | .. | 29.3 |
1946 | 25.1 | 27.7 | 29.5 | .. | .. | 29.0 |
1947 | 24.9 | 27.6 | 29.5 | .. | .. | 28.7 |
1948 | 24.7 | 27.3 | 29.3 | .. | .. | 28.7 |
1949 | 24.6 | 27.2 | 29.2 | .. | .. | 28.6 |
1950 | 24.5 | 27.2 | 29.1 | .. | .. | 28.6 |
1951 | 24.3 | 27.1 | 29.1 | .. | .. | 28.5 |
1952 | 24.2 | 27.0 | 29.1 | .. | .. | 28.4 |
1953 | 24.2 | 26.8 | 29.1 | .. | .. | 28.3 |
1954 | 24.1 | 26.7 | 28.9 | .. | .. | 28.3 |
1955 | 24.1 | 26.5 | 28.9 | .. | .. | 28.2 |
1956 | 24.0 | 26.4 | 28.7 | .. | .. | 28.1 |
1957 | 23.9 | 26.4 | 28.6 | .. | .. | 28.0 |
1958 | 23.8 | 26.2 | 28.5 | .. | .. | 27.9 |
1959 | 23.7 | 26.1 | 28.3 | .. | .. | 27.9 |
1960 | 23.7 | 26.0 | 28.3 | .. | .. | 27.8 |
1961 | 23.6 | 25.9 | 28.2 | .. | .. | 27.8 |
1962 | 23.6 | 25.9 | 28.1 | .. | .. | 27.7 |
1963 | 23.6 | 25.9 | 28.2 | .. | .. | 27.8 |
1964 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 28.3 | .. | .. | 27.8 |
1965 | 23.5 | 26.2 | 28.6 | .. | .. | 27.8 |
1966 | 23.5 | 26.3 | 28.8 | .. | .. | 27.6 |
1967 | 23.6 | 26.2 | 28.8 | .. | .. | 27.4 |
1968 | 23.6 | 26.3 | 28.9 | .. | .. | 27.3 |
1969 | 23.7 | 26.4 | 29.0 | .. | .. | 27.3 |
1970 | 23.7 | 26.4 | 29.0 | .. | .. | 27.2 |
1971 | 23.9 | 26.5 | 28.9 | .. | .. | 27.1 |
1972 | 24.0 | 26.6 | 29.1 | .. | .. | 27.0 |
1973 | 24.1 | 26.7 | 29.1 | .. | .. | 26.8 |
1974 | 24.3 | 26.9 | 29.2 | .. | .. | 26.8 |
1975 | 24.3 | 26.9 | 29.1 | .. | .. | 26.7 |
1976 | 24.4 | 27.0 | 29.2 | .. | .. | 26.7 |
1977 | 24.6 | 27.2 | 29.3 | .. | .. | 26.8 |
1978 | 24.8 | 27.3 | 29.3 | .. | .. | 26.8 |
1979 | 24.8 | 27.4 | 29.3 | 31.1 | 34.1 | 26.9 |
1980 | 24.9 | 27.5 | 29.4 | 31.2 | 34.0 | 27.0 |
1981 | 25.0 | 27.6 | 29.5 | 31.1 | 34.0 | 27.1 |
1982 | 25.1 | 27.7 | 29.5 | 31.1 | 33.8 | 27.1 |
1983 | 25.3 | 27.8 | 29.6 | 31.2 | 33.6 | 27.2 |
1984 | 25.4 | 27.9 | 29.7 | 31.1 | 33.5 | 27.3 |
1985 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 29.8 | 31.3 | 33.3 | 27.4 |
1986 | 25.6 | 28.2 | 29.9 | 31.3 | 33.3 | 27.5 |
1987 | 25.7 | 28.3 | 30.0 | 31.2 | 33.3 | 27.6 |
1988 | 25.8 | 28.4 | 30.0 | 31.3 | 33.3 | 27.7 |
1989 | 25.8 | 28.4 | 30.1 | 31.3 | 33.2 | 27.7 |
1990 | 25.9 | 28.5 | 30.2 | 31.4 | 33.1 | 27.8 |
1991 | 25.9 | 28.5 | 30.2 | 31.3 | 33.2 | 27.8 |
1992 | 26.1 | 28.6 | 30.2 | 31.3 | 33.1 | 27.9 |
1993 | 26.2 | 28.7 | 30.2 | 31.5 | 33.1 | 28.0 |
1994 | 26.2 | 28.8 | 30.3 | 31.4 | 33.0 | 28.1 |
1995 | 26.3 | 28.9 | 30.4 | 31.4 | 33.1 | 28.2 |
1996 | 26.5 | 29.1 | 30.4 | 31.4 | 33.1 | 28.3 |
1997 | 26.7 | 29.2 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 33.2 | 28.5 |
1998 | 26.8 | 29.3 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 33.1 | 28.5 |
1999 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 30.7 | 31.6 | 33.2 | 28.7 |
2000 | 27.1 | 29.6 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 33.2 | 28.8 |
2001 | 27.3 | 29.8 | 31.0 | 31.8 | 33.2 | 29.0 |
2002 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 31.1 | 31.8 | 33.3 | 29.2 |
2003 | 27.8 | 30.1 | 31.2 | 31.9 | 33.3 | 29.3 |
2004 | 27.9 | 30.3 | 31.3 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 29.5 |
2005 | 28.0 | 30.4 | 31.4 | 32.1 | 33.4 | 29.6 |
2006 | 28.0 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 29.7 |
2007 | 28.1 | 30.6 | 31.6 | 32.2 | 33.6 | 29.7 |
2008 | 28.1 | 30.7 | 31.7 | 32.2 | 33.6 | 29.8 |
Note: Births to mothers for whom the age is unknown were prorated. Sources: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, Vital Statistics and Demography Division, demographic estimates. |
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