Vital Statistics - Birth Database

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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.
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  • 1. Estimates of the components of natural increase, quarterly
    Table: 17-10-0059-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Components of natural increase, quarterly: births and deaths.
    Release date: 2026-06-17
  • 2. Health Fact Sheets
    Journals and periodicals: 82-625-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: Health fact sheets will include short, focused, single-theme analysis documents. Over the course of the series, analysis will include topics on: Health conditions, lifestyle, well-being, disability, prevention and detection of disease, deaths, pregnancy and birth, health care services and environmental factors.
    Release date: 2026-05-20
  • 3. Leading causes of death, infants
    Table: 13-10-0395-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Rank, number of deaths, percentage of deaths, and mortality rates for the leading causes of infant death (under one year of age), by sex, 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2026-01-13
  • 4. Infant deaths and mortality rates, by sex
    Table: 13-10-0712-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of infant deaths and infant mortality rate, by age (neonatal and post-neonatal) and sex, 1991 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2026-01-13
  • 5. Infant deaths and mortality rates, by age group
    Table: 13-10-0713-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number of infant deaths and infant mortality rates, by age group (neonatal and post-neonatal), 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2026-01-13
  • 6. Perinatal mortality (late fetal deaths and early neonatal deaths)
    Table: 13-10-0714-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number of perinatal deaths (late fetal deaths and early neonatal deaths) and perinatal mortality rate, 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2026-01-13
  • 7. Number of maternal deaths and maternal mortality rates for selected causes
    Table: 13-10-0756-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    The number of maternal deaths and maternal mortality rates for selected causes, 2000 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2026-01-13
  • 8. Health-adjusted life expectancy, by sex and income quintile
    Table: 13-10-0971-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE), by sex, age group, income quintile and geography, annual for the provinces and two-year average for the territories. Estimates are expressed in years and represent the average number of years a person could expect to live in good health based on current health status and mortality conditions.
    Release date: 2026-01-09
  • 9. Fetal deaths (20 weeks or more of gestation) and late fetal deaths (28 weeks or more of gestation)
    Table: 13-10-0427-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number of fetal deaths (stillbirths - 20 weeks or more of gestation) and late fetal deaths (stillbirths - 28 weeks or more of gestation), 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2025-12-12
  • 10. Live births and fetal deaths (stillbirths), by type of birth (single or multiple)
    Table: 13-10-0428-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number of live births and fetal deaths (stillbirths), by type of birth (single or multiple), 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2025-12-12
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  • 21. Live births, mean and median birth weight, by sex
    Table: 13-10-0423-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Mean and median birth weight, by sex of the newborn, 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2025-09-24
  • 22. Live births, birth weight indicators, by characteristics of the mother and child
    Table: 13-10-0424-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number and percentage of live births, by characteristics of the mother (age, parity, marital status, and birthplace) and child (sex, single or multiple births , and weeks of gestation) based on birth weight, 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2025-09-24
  • 23. Live births, by weeks of gestation
    Table: 13-10-0425-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number and percentage of live births, by weeks of gestation and sex of the newborn, 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2025-09-24
  • 24. Live births, by characteristics of mother and child, and weeks of gestation
    Table: 13-10-0426-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number and percentage of live births, by characteristics of the mother (age, parity, marital status, birthplace) and child (sex, single or multiple births, birth weight) based on weeks of gestation, 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2025-09-24
  • 25. Estimates of the components of demographic growth, annual
    Table: 17-10-0008-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Components of population growth, annual: births, deaths, immigrants, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigrants, net interprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents, residual deviation.
    Release date: 2025-09-24
  • 26. Estimates of births, by gender, annual
    Table: 17-10-0016-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Estimated annual number of births by gender for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2025-09-24
  • 27. First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators
    Table: 17-10-0147-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number, rank and percentage frequency of first names from the Canadian Vital Statistics Database – Birth (BCDECN) by sex at birth and year, for Canada, from 1991 to the most recent year.
    Release date: 2025-09-24
  • 28. 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: 2025-09-24
  • 29. Baby Names Observatory
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023021
    Description: This interactive dashboard visualizes the popularity of baby names over time for Canada. The dashboard displays the top 20 baby names by selected year for both boys and girls. It is also possible to search for a particular first name by sex at birth to see the historical evolution of the first name in terms of frequency, the proportion of children with the chosen name and the annual rank.
    Release date: 2025-09-24
  • 30. Infant mortality rates of Indigenous populations in Canada
    Table: 17-10-0161-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Estimates of infant mortality rates are available at the national level (by sex) and based on residence within or outside of a census metropolitan area (CMA). Estimates are available for the whole country for the periods 2004-2006 and 2014-2016 and for Canada excluding Ontario for the periods 1994-1996, 2004-2006 and 2014-2016.
    Release date: 2025-06-03
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  • 21. Trends in Canadian births, 1993 to 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 82-625-X201600114673
    Description:

    This fact sheet examines various trends in Canadian live births, including births by sex, age of mother, geography, and single versus multiple births.

    Release date: 2016-10-26
  • 22. Low birth weight newborns in Canada, 2000 to 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 82-625-X201600114674
    Description:

    This fact sheet examines various trends in Canadian newborns with low birth weight, including low birth weight babies by sex, age of mother, birth order, and geography.

    Release date: 2016-10-26
  • 23. Preterm live births in Canada, 2000 to 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 82-625-X201600114675
    Description:

    This fact sheet examines various trends in preterm live births in Canada, including preterm births by sex, age of mother, birth order, geography, and single birth versus multiple birth events.

    Release date: 2016-10-26
  • 24. The contribution of immigration to the size and ethnocultural diversity of future cohorts of seniors Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201600114345
    Description:

    This article analyzes the impact of immigration on the size and ethnocultural composition of future cohorts of seniors in Canada, using data from the Population Estimates Program, the Population Projections Program and other sources of demographic data.

    Release date: 2016-03-09
  • 25. Women in Canada: Women and health Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201606813725
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2016-03-08
  • 26. The health of girls and women in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-503-X201500114324
    Description:

    This chapter of Women in Canada presents a life course perspective of the physical, mental and social health of girls and women in Canada. It is intended to provide a summary of various aspects of women’s health, based on available recent survey and administrative data, as well as findings from published research papers and reports. It begins with a general overview of female health in Canada - with a look at the social determinants of health and the health of women who are immigrants to Canada - followed by four sections that describe female health in childhood, in adolescence, in adulthood, and at older ages. Each of these sections includes information on various health behaviours, disease and chronic conditions, and mental health. Sexual activity and reproduction are also examined, beginning in adolescence.

    Release date: 2016-03-08
  • 27. Trends in Canadian births, 1992 to 2012 Archived
    Stats in brief: 82-625-X201600114314
    Description:

    This fact sheet examines various trends in Canadians live births including births by sex, age of mother, geography, and single versus multiple births.

    Release date: 2016-02-10
  • 28. Health Indicators for the Inuit Nunangat regions 2004 to 2008 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20123457042
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2012-12-10
  • 29. Occupational and Environmental Health Research Projects: A Descriptive Catalogue Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 82-581-X
    Description:

    This report briefly describes over 100 long-term medical follow-up studies covering topics over the complete life cycle including most age groups and diseases. The research projects examine delayed health outcomes in relation to occupational, environmental, lifestyle, medical and socio-economic factors.

    This inventory of projects carried out since 1978, searchable by themes, will aid in determining earlier research completed using record linkage plus national birth, cancer and death databases for Canada. It outlines the agencies involved, the main investigators at the time of the work, the size of the study population, and provides citations to published findings. This report will be useful for those who make or influence policies, regulations and medical guidelines, and carry out research that affects the health of the population at the industry, community, regional, national or international level.

    Release date: 2006-02-14
  • 30. Validation Study for a Record Linkage of Births and Infant Deaths in Canada Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 84F0013X
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Description:

    This study was initiated to test the validity of probabilistic linkage methods used at Statistics Canada. It compared the results of data linkages on infant deaths in Canada with infant death data from Nova Scotia and Alberta. It also compared the availability of fetal deaths on the national and provincial files.

    Release date: 1999-10-08
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