Table 1
Number and percentage of singleton births by maternal country of birth and infant’s province of birth, Canada, 2000 to 2016

Table 1
Number and percentage of singleton births by maternal country of birth and infant’s province of birth, Canada, 2000 to 2016
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This table displays the results of Number and percentage of singleton births by maternal country of birth and infant’s province of birth Infant’s province of birth (appearing as column headers).
	Canada		British Columbia		Alberta		Saskatchewan		Manitoba		Ontario		Quebec		Atlantic Canada
	Infant’s province of birth
Mother’s birthplace	Live births	%	Live births	%	Live births	%	Live births	%	Live births	%	Live births	%	Live births	%	Live births	%
Canada	4,268,745	73.2	462,355	66.1	579,025	74.5	202,935	90.0	211,510	81.8	1,436,855	64.0	1,037,375	82.0	338,690	94.3
Outside Canada, overall	1,562,835	26.8	236,780	33.9	198,660	25.5	22,630	10.0	47,090	18.2	808,850	36.0	228,475	18.0	20,350	5.7
China	141,720	2.4	37,620	5.4	12,815	1.6	1775	0.8	2,255	0.9	74,380	3.3	11,325	0.9	1,550	0.4
Rest of Eastern Asia	64,115	1.1	25,945	3.7	7,480	1.0	560	0.2	815	0.3	26,365	1.2	2,395	0.2	560	0.2
India	169,385	2.9	44,525	6.4	21,950	2.8	1,835	0.8	4,465	1.7	91,695	4.1	4,180	0.3	735	0.2
Pakistan	69,955	1.2	3,520	0.5	9,230	1.2	1,670	0.7	825	0.3	50,070	2.2	4,270	0.3	370	0.1
Bangladesh	16,020	0.3	705	0.1	1,260	0.2	455	0.2	215	0.1	10,265	0.5	2,930	0.2	190	0.1
Rest of Southern Asia	85,035	1.5	7,445	1.1	5,345	0.7	430	0.2	815	0.3	62,935	2.8	7,605	0.6	460	0.1
Philippines	117,955	2.0	22,920	3.3	25,280	3.3	4,210	1.9	9,435	3.6	49,300	2.2	5,755	0.5	1,055	0.3
Viet Nam	47,425	0.8	8,900	1.3	7,850	1.0	600	0.3	1,085	0.4	24,195	1.1	4,575	0.4	220	0.1
Rest of Southeastern Asia	24,045	0.4	5,295	0.8	3,735	0.5	435	0.2	765	0.3	10,570	0.5	3,005	0.2	245	0.1
Western and Central Asia	97,680	1.7	5,910	0.8	11,705	1.5	1,060	0.5	2,555	1.0	55,765	2.5	18,095	1.4	2,585	0.7
Northern Africa	78,450	1.3	1,835	0.3	7,260	0.9	680	0.3	1,050	0.4	15,940	0.7	50,810	4.0	880	0.2
Sub-Saharan Africa	115,125	2.0	7,445	1.1	21,150	2.7	2,055	0.9	4,220	1.6	57,960	2.6	20,940	1.7	1,355	0.4
Caribbean	80,995	1.4	1,480	0.2	2,815	0.4	215	0.1	605	0.2	49,985	2.2	25,505	2.0	395	0.1
Central America	63,685	1.1	6,550	0.9	11,880	1.5	770	0.3	4,705	1.8	30,030	1.3	9,180	0.7	570	0.2
South America	69,880	1.2	4,750	0.7	7,520	1.0	560	0.2	2,745	1.1	41,155	1.8	12,600	1.0	545	0.2
United States	61,710	1.1	11,850	1.7	9,895	1.3	1,790	0.8	2,460	1.0	25,615	1.1	6,340	0.5	3,760	1.0
Eastern Europe	95,355	1.6	10,715	1.5	10,130	1.3	1,330	0.6	3,590	1.4	53,620	2.4	15,140	1.2	835	0.2
United Kingdom	46,745	0.8	10,510	1.5	7,530	1.0	710	0.3	1,230	0.5	23,735	1.1	1,625	0.1	1,405	0.4
Rest of Western Europe	102,255	1.8	11,940	1.7	10,700	1.4	1,265	0.6	3,080	1.2	51,680	2.3	21,305	1.7	2,280	0.6
Rest of the world^{Table 1 Note †}	15,300	0.3	6,925	1.0	3,130	0.4	225	0.1	180	0.1	3,595	0.2	890	0.1	360	0.1
Note † Rest of the world includes countries and regions with less than 10 preterm birth cases, as well as countries that could not be classified into the above groupings. Return to note † referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics–Birth Database, 2000 to 2016.

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Number and percentage of singleton births by maternal country of birth and infant’s province of birth, Canada, 2000 to 2016

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Number and percentage of singleton births by maternal country of birth and infant’s province of birth, Canada, 2000 to 2016