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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  • 91. Low birth weight babies (less than 2,500 grams), by sex, Canada, provinces, territories and health regions Archived
    Table: 13-10-0033-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table contains 3114 series, with data for years 1996 - 1997 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (173 items: Canada; Health and Community Services St. John's Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services Eastern Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Characteristics (6 items: Number of low birth weight babies; High 95% confidence interval; number of low birth weight babies; Low 95% confidence interval; number of low birth weight babies; Proportion of low birth weight babies ...).

    Release date: 2017-02-20
  • 92. Low birth weight babies (less than 2,500 grams), by sex, three-year average, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups Archived
    Table: 13-10-0034-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    This table contains 3006 series, with data for years 1997 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (167 items: Canada; Health and Community Services Eastern Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services St. John's Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Characteristics (6 items: Number of low birth weight babies; Low 95% confidence interval; number of low birth weight babies; High 95% confidence interval; number of low birth weight babies; Proportion of low birth weight babies ...).

    Release date: 2017-02-20
  • 93. Live births, by birth-related indicator, three-year average, provinces and territories Archived
    Table: 13-10-0405-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number and percentage of live births by birth-related indicators (low and high birth weight, small and large for gestational age, pre-term births) and sex, on a three-year average basis.
    Release date: 2017-02-20
  • 94. 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
  • 95. 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
  • 96. 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
  • 97. Live births, by birth-related indicator, three-year average, census metropolitan areas Archived
    Table: 13-10-0406-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number and percentage of live births, by birth-related indicators (low and high birth weight, small and large for gestational age, pre-term births) and sex, for Canada, total census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations and total non-census metropolitan areas and non-census agglomerations, on a three-year average basis.
    Release date: 2016-05-24
  • 98. 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
  • 99. 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
  • 100. 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
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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. 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
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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
  • 7. 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
  • 8. 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
  • 9. 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
  • 10. Live births and fetal deaths (stillbirths), by place of birth (hospital or non-hospital)
    Table: 13-10-0429-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of live births and fetal deaths (stillbirths), by place of birth (hospital or non-hospital), 1991 to most recent year.

    Release date: 2025-12-12
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  • 1. 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
  • 2. The contribution of foreign-born mothers to Canadian births from 1997 to 2024
    Articles and reports: 91F0015M2025004
    Description: This article provides a detailed analysis of the contribution of foreign-born mothers to Canadian births from 1997 to 2024. Trends in the number of and proportion of births to foreign-born mothers are examined, including analysis by the mother's country of origin, age group and mean age at childbearing. International and provincial comparisons are also explored.
    Release date: 2025-11-13
  • 3. Canada's most popular baby names in 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025045
    Description: This infographic presents selected results from the latest update of the "Baby Names Observatory", based on births vital statistics. It presents the top 10 most popular baby names in 2024 for boys and girls, the names within the top 100 that registered the biggest popularity gains between 2023 and 2024, and other trends in baby names.
    Release date: 2025-09-24
  • 4. Key findings from the Health of Canadians report, 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202506437430
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-03-05
  • 5. Annual Demographic Estimates: Subprovincial Areas
    Journals and periodicals: 91-214-X
    Description: This publication presents annual estimates of population for subprovincial areas of Canada, such as census metropolitan areas (CMAs), census agglomerations (CAs), economic regions (ERs) and census divisions (CDs). The following components of population change are also presented: births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration, net temporary emigration, net non-permanent residents and interprovincial and intraprovincial migration. The estimates are based on the most recent census of population results available at the time of publication, which have been adjusted for census net undercoverage (including adjustment for incompletely enumerated Indian reserves). This publication also contains highlights and an analysis of the most recent demographic trends, as well as a description of the concepts, methods and data quality of the estimates.
    Release date: 2025-01-16
  • 6. Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories
    Journals and periodicals: 91-215-X
    Description: This publication presents annual estimates of the total population and annual estimates by age and gender for Canada, provinces and territories. It also presents estimates of the following components of population change: births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration, net non-permanent residents and inter-provincial migration, the latter by origin and destination. As in the case of population estimates, the components are also available for the total population and by age and gender.

    The Annual demographic estimates - Canada, provinces and territories publication contains the most recent estimates as well as an annual historical series. It also contains highlights and analysis of the most current demographic trends, as well as a brief description of the concepts, methods and data quality of the estimates.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 7. 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
  • 8. Canada's most popular baby names in 2022 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023051
    Description: This infographic presents selected results from the latest update of the "Baby Names Observatory", based on births vital statistics. It presents the top 10 most popular baby names in 2022 for boys and girls, the names within the top 100 that registered the biggest popularity gains between 2021 and 2022, and trends with respect to unique and ultra-rare names.
    Release date: 2023-09-27
  • 9. 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
  • 10. 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
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