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Live births, by sex and geography

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Live births, by sex and geography


Table summary
This table displays the results of live births. The information is grouped by place of residence of mother (appearing as row headers), both sexes, males and females, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Place of residence of mother Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
  number percent
Canada 380,863 195,445 185,418 100.0 100.0 100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 4,915 2,574 2,341 1.3 1.3 1.3
Prince Edward Island 1,457 732 725 0.4 0.4 0.4
Nova Scotia 8,989 4,656 4,333 2.4 2.4 2.3
New Brunswick 7,391 3,715 3,676 1.9 1.9 2.0
Quebec 88,867 45,621 43,246 23.3 23.3 23.3
Ontario 140,370 72,021 68,349 36.9 36.8 36.9
Manitoba 15,940 8,089 7,851 4.2 4.1 4.2
Saskatchewan 14,241 7,236 7,005 3.7 3.7 3.8
Alberta 51,722 26,552 25,170 13.6 13.6 13.6
British Columbia 44,993 23,231 21,762 11.8 11.9 11.7
Yukon 383 204 179 0.1 0.1 0.1
Northwest Territories 711 375 336 0.2 0.2 0.2
Nunavut 877 436 441 0.2 0.2 0.2
Unknown 7 3 4 0.0 0.0 0.0
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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