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  • 1. Fertility indicators, provinces and territories: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022003
    Description: This interactive dashboard permits the visualization of various fertility indicators and how they have changed over time for Canada, provinces and territories. The dashboard shows the total fertility rate, the average age of childbearing, the fertility rate by age group of mother, the number of births and the associated annual change. Data can be visualized for Canada or for a selected province or territory by single year as well as historically.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 2. Live births, by place of residence of mother
    Table: 13-10-0414-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number of live births, by place of residence of mother (Canada, province or territory, and outside Canada) and place of occurrence (Canada, province or territory, and the United States), 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 3. Live births, by month
    Table: 13-10-0415-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births, by month of birth, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 4. Live births, by age of mother
    Table: 13-10-0416-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births, by age group of mother, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 5. Mean age of mother at time of delivery (live births)
    Table: 13-10-0417-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Mean age of mother at time of delivery, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 6. Crude birth rate, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rate (live births)
    Table: 13-10-0418-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Crude birth rates, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rates (live births), 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 7. Fertility rates, women aged 15 to 19 years (per 1,000 women)
    Table: 13-10-0418-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Crude birth rates, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rates (live births). Data are available beginning from 2000.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 8. Live births, by marital status of mother
    Table: 13-10-0419-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births, by marital status of mother, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 9. Live births, by age group and marital status of mother
    Table: 13-10-0420-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births, by age group and marital status of mother, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 10. Live births, by age and parity of mother
    Table: 13-10-0421-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births, by age group and parity of mother, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
Data (57)

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  • 1. Fertility indicators, provinces and territories: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022003
    Description: This interactive dashboard permits the visualization of various fertility indicators and how they have changed over time for Canada, provinces and territories. The dashboard shows the total fertility rate, the average age of childbearing, the fertility rate by age group of mother, the number of births and the associated annual change. Data can be visualized for Canada or for a selected province or territory by single year as well as historically.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 2. Live births, by place of residence of mother
    Table: 13-10-0414-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number of live births, by place of residence of mother (Canada, province or territory, and outside Canada) and place of occurrence (Canada, province or territory, and the United States), 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 3. Live births, by month
    Table: 13-10-0415-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births, by month of birth, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 4. Live births, by age of mother
    Table: 13-10-0416-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births, by age group of mother, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 5. Mean age of mother at time of delivery (live births)
    Table: 13-10-0417-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Mean age of mother at time of delivery, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 6. Crude birth rate, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rate (live births)
    Table: 13-10-0418-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Crude birth rates, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rates (live births), 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 7. Fertility rates, women aged 15 to 19 years (per 1,000 women)
    Table: 13-10-0418-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Crude birth rates, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rates (live births). Data are available beginning from 2000.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 8. Live births, by marital status of mother
    Table: 13-10-0419-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births, by marital status of mother, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 9. Live births, by age group and marital status of mother
    Table: 13-10-0420-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births, by age group and marital status of mother, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 10. Live births, by age and parity of mother
    Table: 13-10-0421-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births, by age group and parity of mother, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
Analysis (56)

Analysis (56) (0 to 10 of 56 results)

  • 1. Fertility in Canada, 1921 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 91F0015M2024001
    Description: This article provides an in-depth look at trends in fertility in Canada from 1921 to 2022. The evolution of the total fertility rate (TFR) over time is examined, with a special focus on shifts that have occurred following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The shifts observed in Canada's TFR from 2019 to 2022 are situated in an international context, and differences among the provincial and territories are explored. Also, year-over-year changes in the monthly number of births are analyzed and contrasted with the experience of other countries. Lastly, trends in age-specific fertility rates and the average age of childbearing in Canada are described, as well the cumulated fertility of different cohorts of women to date.
    Release date: 2024-01-31
  • 2. Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202316329643
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-06-12
  • 3. Why are babies in Canada getting smaller?
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200100001
    Description:

    Recent evidence from the United States and Canada suggests an unexplained increase in small-for-gestational-age births (<10th percentile). This study aimed to identify reasons for the recent increase in small-for-gestational-age births in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-01-19
  • 4. Study: Changes in fertility intentions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202133532184
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-12-01
  • 5. First-time mothers in Canada, 2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020071
    Description:

    This infographic presents information on first time mothers in Canada, the Provinces and Territories, in 2019, and includes historical comparisons. The information is based on data from the Canadian Vital Statistics: Birth database.

    Release date: 2020-09-29
  • 6. Provincial variations in birth outcomes according to maternal country of birth, 2000 to 2016
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202000400002
    Description:

    The objectives of this study are to describe recent provincial trends in the proportion of births to immigrant mothers and to determine whether disparities in birth outcomes according to immigrant maternal birthplace vary across the provinces. Statistics Canada's Vital Statistics-Birth Database (2000 to 2016) was used to extract 5,831,580 records on live births for the analyses.

    Release date: 2020-06-24
  • 7. Fertility: Overview, 2012 to 2016 Archived
    Articles and reports: 91-209-X201800154956
    Description: This article examines fertility in Canada with a focus on the years 2012 to 2016. In addition to the number of births, indicators including the total fertility rate, average age of mother, parity and completed fertility are analyzed. Provincial and territorial patterns will also be examined where appropriate.
    Release date: 2018-06-05
  • 8. Early motherhood among off-reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit women Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201700154877
    Description:

    This study uses data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) to examine the prevalence of early motherhood (i.e., having become a mother before the age of 20) among First Nations women living off reserve, Métis women and Inuit women aged 20 to 44. Data from the 2011 General Social Survey (GSS) are used for non-Aboriginal women. The study also examines whether early motherhood is associated with different outcomes in terms of education and employment.

    Release date: 2017-12-01
  • 9. Socioeconomic disparities in small-for-gestational-age birth and preterm birth Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201701154885
    Description:

    Based on a representative national dataset, this study examines associations between maternal education and income, their respective associations with the risk of small-for-gestational-age birth and preterm birth, and the influence of both socioeconomic measures simultaneously.

    Release date: 2017-11-15
  • 10. Birth outcomes among First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201701154886
    Description:

    This study examines perinatal outcomes among First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The objective is to describe and compare rates of preterm birth, small-for-gestational age birth, large-for-gestational age birth, stillbirth and infant mortality in the three Indigenous groups and the non-Indigenous population.

    Release date: 2017-11-15
Reference (4)

Reference (4) ((4 results))

  • 1. Therapeutic Abortion Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3209
    Description: The purpose of the Therapeutic Abortion Survey is to provide some basic indicators (for example, counts and rates) on induced abortions. Information from this database is also used in the calculation of pregnancy statistics, especially for teen pregnancies.
  • 2. Vital Statistics - Birth Database
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3231
    Description: This is an administrative survey that collects demographic information annually from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all live births in Canada. 2017 birth and stillbirth data for Yukon are not available. Due to improvements in methodology and timeliness, the duration of data collection has been shortened compared to previous years. As a result, there may have been fewer births and stillbirths captured by the time of the release. The 2017 data are therefore considered preliminary.
  • 3. Maternity Experiences Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5019
    Description: The Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) is the first Canadian survey devoted to pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum experiences. It is a core project of the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System of the Public Health Agency of Canada who sponsored this survey.
  • 4. Survey on Maternal Health
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5283
    Description: The main objective of the Survey on Maternal Health is to collect information from biological mothers about their pregnancy and postpartum experiences.
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