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Average age of mother by birth order, Canada, 1945 to 2008
Year 1st order 2nd order 3rd order 4th order 5th order and over Total
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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