In 2021, there were 367,684 live births in Canada, excluding Yukon. Similar to previous years, the proportion of boys (51.3%) was slightly higher than the proportion of girls (48.7%).
New preliminary information on 2021 births and stillbirths is available today from the Canadian Vital Statistics: Birth Database and the Canadian Vital Statistics: Stillbirth Database. Birth data from 1991 to 2020 have also been revised to reflect the latest data available. These data provide important insights into the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian births.
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