Table 8-1
Live births, by weeks of gestation and geography — Both sexes

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Both sexes: Part 1


Table summary
This table displays the results of both sexes: part 1. The information is grouped by weeks of gestation (appearing as row headers), place of residence of mother and canada, calculated using canada, newfoundland and labrador, prince edward island, nova scotia, new brunswick, quebec, ontario, number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Weeks of gestation Place of residence of mother
Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario
  number
Total 380,863 4,915 1,457 8,989 7,391 88,867 140,370
42 weeks or more 1,931 17 2 82 21 292 444
37 to 41 weeks 349,103 4,503 1,321 8,209 6,801 82,180 128,797
37 to 39 weeks 197,496 2,462 751 4,121 3,670 47,387 75,025
40 to 41 weeks 151,607 2,041 570 4,088 3,131 34,793 53,772
Less than 37 weeks 29,424 394 134 698 568 6,394 11,096
28 to 36 weeks 27,903 359 117 665 530 6,024 10,536
28 to 31 weeks 2,567 35 12 66 62 511 951
32 to 33 weeks 3,558 35 14 89 75 715 1,386
34 to 36 weeks 21,778 289 91 510 393 4,798 8,199
20 to 27 weeks 1,484 35 17 33 35 352 559
20 to 23 weeks 437 15 3 13 12 131 119
24 to 27 weeks 1,047 20 14 20 23 221 440
Less than 20 weeks 37 0 0 0 3 18 1
Not stated 405 1 0 0 1 1 33
  percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
42 weeks or more 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3
37 to 41 weeks 91.7 91.6 90.7 91.3 92.0 92.5 91.8
37 to 39 weeks 51.9 50.1 51.5 45.8 49.7 53.3 53.4
40 to 41 weeks 39.8 41.5 39.1 45.5 42.4 39.2 38.3
Less than 37 weeks 7.7 8.0 9.2 7.8 7.7 7.2 7.9
28 to 36 weeks 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.4 7.2 6.8 7.5
28 to 31 weeks 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7
32 to 33 weeks 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0
34 to 36 weeks 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.8
20 to 27 weeks 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4
20 to 23 weeks 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
24 to 27 weeks 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Less than 20 weeks 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Not stated 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Both sexes: Part 2


Table summary
This table displays the results of both sexes: part 2. The information is grouped by weeks of gestation (appearing as row headers), place of residence of mother and canada, calculated using canada, manitoba, saskat- chewan, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, unknown, number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Weeks of gestation Place of residence of mother
Canada Manitoba Saskat-
chewan		 Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Unknown
  number
Total 380,863 15,940 14,241 51,722 44,993 383 711 877 7
42 weeks or more 1,931 449 149 183 259 5 26 2 0
37 to 41 weeks 349,103 14,272 13,021 46,994 41,273 332 626 769 5
37 to 39 weeks 197,496 7,121 6,563 26,605 22,784 171 277 556 3
40 to 41 weeks 151,607 7,151 6,458 20,389 18,489 161 349 213 2
Less than 37 weeks 29,424 1,214 975 4,542 3,199 46 58 105 1
28 to 36 weeks 27,903 1,148 946 4,244 3,136 43 52 102 1
28 to 31 weeks 2,567 114 87 405 292 5 6 20 1
32 to 33 weeks 3,558 137 109 558 416 2 7 15 0
34 to 36 weeks 21,778 897 750 3,281 2,428 36 39 67 0
20 to 27 weeks 1,484 62 28 288 63 3 6 3 0
20 to 23 weeks 437 20 2 113 5 2 1 1 0
24 to 27 weeks 1,047 42 26 175 58 1 5 2 0
Less than 20 weeks 37 4 1 10 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 405 5 96 3 262 0 1 1 1
  percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
42 weeks or more 0.5 2.8 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.3 3.7 0.2 0.0
37 to 41 weeks 91.7 89.5 91.4 90.9 91.7 86.7 88.0 87.7 71.4
37 to 39 weeks 51.9 44.7 46.1 51.4 50.6 44.6 39.0 63.4 42.9
40 to 41 weeks 39.8 44.9 45.3 39.4 41.1 42.0 49.1 24.3 28.6
Less than 37 weeks 7.7 7.6 6.8 8.8 7.1 12.0 8.2 12.0 14.3
28 to 36 weeks 7.3 7.2 6.6 8.2 7.0 11.2 7.3 11.6 14.3
28 to 31 weeks 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.3 0.8 2.3 14.3
32 to 33 weeks 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.7 0.0
34 to 36 weeks 5.7 5.6 5.3 6.3 5.4 9.4 5.5 7.6 0.0
20 to 27 weeks 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.0
20 to 23 weeks 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0
24 to 27 weeks 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.0
Less than 20 weeks 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Not stated 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 14.3
   
   
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for the tables".
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth Database (CANSIM table 102-4512).
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