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Teen pregnancy, by outcome of pregnancy and age group, count and rate per 1,000 women, Canada, provinces and territories, 1997-2001

Teen pregnancy                                  Under 20 years 15-19 years  15-17 years 18-19 years Under 15 years
Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1997  
Total, pregnancies  
Canada 42,953 36.3 42,169 42.8 15,105 25.4 27,064 69.3 784 4.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 720 27.9 707 32.6 256 19.6 451 52.4 13 3.1
Prince Edward Island 179 30.2 178 36.2 56 19.1 122 61.7 1 1.0
Nova Scotia 1,224 32.9 1,210 38.9 451 24.3 759 60.8 14 2.3
New Brunswick 902 29.4 884 34.6 303 19.8 581 56.6 18 3.5
Quebec 9,329 32.5 9,110 37.6 2,915 20.1 6,195 64.0 219 4.9
Ontario 14,686 34.4 14,468 40.7 5,401 25.2 9,067 64.6 218 3.0
Manitoba 2,493 53.8 2,437 63.1 943 40.5 1,494 97.6 56 7.2
Saskatchewan 2,115 45.8 2,076 54.4 776 33.4 1,300 87.0 39 4.9
Alberta 5,185 43.3 5,101 51.5 1,837 30.3 3,264 85.0 84 4.0
British Columbia 5,449 36.0 5,346 42.4 1,879 24.6 3,467 69.7 103 4.1
Yukon Territory 68 53.5 67 66.0 29 44.8 38 103.5 1 3.9
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 341 106.8 329 123.7 159 98.6 170 162.2 12 22.5
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 254 ... 248 ... 98 ... 150 ... 6 ...
Live births  
Canada 19,920 16.8 19,702 20.0 6,427 10.8 13,275 34.0 218 1.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 496 19.2 492 22.7 162 12.4 330 38.3 4 1.0
Prince Edward Island x x 143 29.1 42 14.3 101 51.1 x x
Nova Scotia 744 20.0 738 23.8 251 13.5 487 39.0 6 1.0
New Brunswick 657 21.4 649 25.4 217 14.2 432 42.1 8 1.6
Quebec 3,780 13.2 3,745 15.5 1,018 7.0 2,727 28.2 35 0.8
Ontario 6,115 14.3 6,067 17.1 2,005 9.3 4,062 28.9 48 0.7
Manitoba 1,416 30.5 1,398 36.2 508 21.8 890 58.1 18 2.3
Saskatchewan 1,460 31.6 1,429 37.5 530 22.8 899 60.1 31 3.9
Alberta 2,590 21.6 2,561 25.9 838 13.8 1,723 44.8 29 1.4
British Columbia 2,236 14.8 2,206 17.5 730 9.6 1,476 29.7 30 1.2
Yukon Territory x x 32 31.5 12 18.5 20 54.5 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x x 242 91.0 114 70.7 128 122.1 x x
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...
Induced abortions  
Canada 21,792 18.4 21,262 21.6 8,182 13.7 13,080 33.5 530 2.7
Newfoundland and Labrador 182 7.0 174 8.0 79 6.1 95 11.0 8 1.9
Prince Edward Island x x 28 5.7 11 3.7 17 8.6 x x
Nova Scotia 458 12.3 450 14.5 187 10.1 263 21.1 8 1.3
New Brunswick 204 6.7 195 7.6 73 4.8 122 11.9 9 1.8
Quebec 5,360 18.7 5,183 21.4 1,827 12.6 3,356 34.7 177 3.9
Ontario 8,276 19.4 8,113 22.8 3,281 15.3 4,832 34.4 163 2.2
Manitoba 942 20.3 908 23.5 368 15.8 540 35.3 34 4.4
Saskatchewan 564 12.2 558 14.6 202 8.7 356 23.8 6 0.7
Alberta 2,349 19.6 2,303 23.3 911 15.0 1,392 36.2 46 2.2
British Columbia 3,062 20.2 2,994 23.8 1,089 14.3 1,905 38.3 68 2.7
Yukon Territory x x 33 32.5 16 24.7 17 46.3 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x x 75 28.2 40 24.8 35 33.4 x x
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 254 ... 248 ... 98 ... 150 ... 6 ...
Fetal loss  
Canada 1,241 1.0 1,205 1.2 496 0.8 709 1.8 36 0.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 42 1.6 41 1.9 15 1.1 26 3.0 1 0.2
Prince Edward Island x x 7 1.4 3 1.0 4 2.0 x x
Nova Scotia 22 0.6 22 0.7 13 0.7 9 0.7 0 0.0
New Brunswick 41 1.3 40 1.6 13 0.9 27 2.6 1 0.2
Quebec 189 0.7 182 0.8 70 0.5 112 1.2 7 0.2
Ontario 295 0.7 288 0.8 115 0.5 173 1.2 7 0.1
Manitoba 135 2.9 131 3.4 67 2.9 64 4.2 4 0.5
Saskatchewan 91 2.0 89 2.3 44 1.9 45 3.0 2 0.2
Alberta 246 2.1 237 2.4 88 1.5 149 3.9 9 0.4
British Columbia 151 1.0 146 1.2 60 0.8 86 1.7 5 0.2
Yukon Territory x x 2 2.0 1 1.5 1 2.7 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x x 12 4.5 5 3.1 7 6.7 x x
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...
1998  
Total, pregnancies  
Canada 43,012 35.9 42,320 42.4 14,860 24.8 27,316 68.5 692 3.5
Newfoundland and Labrador 675 27.1 662 31.8 236 18.8 426 51.5 13 3.2
Prince Edward Island 182 30.6 181 36.6 67 22.3 114 58.7 1 1.0
Nova Scotia 1,261 34.0 1,236 39.9 441 24.0 795 63.2 25 4.1
New Brunswick 968 31.9 955 37.8 312 20.7 643 63.3 13 2.6
Quebec 9,768 34.3 9,619 40.0 3,155 22.3 6,464 65.3 149 3.3
Ontario 14,473 33.1 14,258 39.3 5,264 24.0 8,994 62.5 215 2.9
Manitoba 2,562 54.9 2,518 65.0 970 41.5 1,548 100.9 44 5.5
Saskatchewan 2,061 44.5 2,036 53.1 750 32.2 1,286 85.4 25 3.2
Alberta 5,330 42.8 5,246 50.8 1,918 30.5 3,328 82.4 84 4.0
British Columbia 5,252 34.0 5,144 40.2 1,601 20.7 3,543 69.6 108 4.1
Yukon Territory 62 47.7 61 58.5 21 31.4 40 106.7 1 3.9
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 326 102.0 315 120.5 132 84.9 183 172.5 11 18.9
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 92 ... 89 ... 33 ... 56 ... 3 ...
Live births  
Canada 19,913 16.6 19,721 19.8 6,453 10.8 13,268 33.3 192 1.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 432 17.4 429 20.6 136 10.8 293 35.4 3 0.7
Prince Edward Island x x 148 29.9 52 17.3 96 49.5 x x
Nova Scotia 751 20.2 747 24.1 240 13.0 507 40.3 4 0.7
New Brunswick 676 22.3 668 26.4 195 12.9 473 46.6 8 1.6
Quebec 3,613 12.7 3,579 14.9 948 6.7 2,631 26.6 34 0.8
Ontario 6,257 14.3 6,218 17.1 2,110 9.6 4,108 28.6 39 0.5
Manitoba 1,519 32.5 1,492 38.5 548 23.4 944 61.5 27 3.4
Saskatchewan 1,475 31.9 1,464 38.2 526 22.6 938 62.3 11 1.4
Alberta 2,648 21.3 2,623 25.4 869 13.8 1,754 43.5 25 1.2
British Columbia 2,111 13.7 2,080 16.2 719 9.3 1,361 26.8 31 1.2
Yukon Territory x x 30 28.8 10 15.0 20 53.3 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x x 243 92.9 100 64.4 143 134.8 x x
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...
Induced abortions  
Canada 22,074 18.4 21,591 21.6 7,971 13.3 13,476 33.8 483 2.4
Newfoundland and Labrador 214 8.6 204 9.8 89 7.1 115 13.9 10 2.5
Prince Edward Island x x 28 5.7 11 3.7 17 8.8 x x
Nova Scotia 498 13.4 477 15.4 195 10.6 282 22.4 21 3.4
New Brunswick 258 8.5 253 10.0 98 6.5 155 15.3 5 1.0
Quebec 5,981 21.0 5,870 24.4 2,137 15.1 3,733 37.7 111 2.5
Ontario 7,992 18.3 7,820 21.5 3,066 14.0 4,754 33.1 172 2.3
Manitoba 907 19.4 894 23.1 361 15.4 533 34.7 13 1.6
Saskatchewan 527 11.4 515 13.4 198 8.5 317 21.0 12 1.5
Alberta 2,455 19.7 2,398 23.2 954 15.2 1,444 35.8 57 2.7
British Columbia 3,021 19.6 2,945 23.0 828 10.7 2,117 41.6 76 2.9
Yukon Territory x x 31 29.7 11 16.5 20 53.3 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x x 67 25.6 30 19.3 37 34.9 x x
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 92 ... 89 ... 33 ... 56 ... 3 ...
Fetal loss  
Canada 1,025 0.9 1,008 1.0 436 0.7 572 1.4 17 0.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 29 1.2 29 1.4 11 0.9 18 2.2 0 0.0
Prince Edward Island x x 5 1.0 4 1.3 1 0.5 x x
Nova Scotia 12 0.3 12 0.4 6 0.3 6 0.5 0 0.0
New Brunswick 34 1.1 34 1.3 19 1.3 15 1.5 0 0.0
Quebec 174 0.6 170 0.7 70 0.5 100 1.0 4 0.1
Ontario 224 0.5 220 0.6 88 0.4 132 0.9 4 0.1
Manitoba 136 2.9 132 3.4 61 2.6 71 4.6 4 0.5
Saskatchewan 59 1.3 57 1.5 26 1.1 31 2.1 2 0.3
Alberta 227 1.8 225 2.2 95 1.5 130 3.2 2 0.1
British Columbia 120 0.8 119 0.9 54 0.7 65 1.3 1 0.0
Yukon Territory x x 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x x 5 1.9 2 1.3 3 2.8 x x
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...
1999  
Total, pregnancies  
Canada 41,089 34.0 40,432 40.1 13,614 22.6 26,818 65.9 657 3.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 626 25.6 606 29.6 244 19.9 362 43.9 20 5.1
Prince Edward Island 148 25.0 148 30.0 50 16.4 98 51.6 0 0.0
Nova Scotia 1,134 30.6 1,115 36.1 382 20.9 733 58.1 19 3.1
New Brunswick 902 29.8 885 35.0 293 19.5 592 58.0 17 3.4
Quebec 9,770 34.7 9,569 40.4 2,655 19.4 6,914 69.1 201 4.6
Ontario 13,325 29.7 13,183 35.5 4,729 21.1 8,454 57.2 142 1.9
Manitoba 2,475 52.3 2,427 61.9 887 37.4 1,540 99.2 48 5.9
Saskatchewan 1,988 42.9 1,957 50.9 742 31.7 1,215 80.8 31 3.9
Alberta 5,079 39.8 5,012 47.2 1,804 28.1 3,208 76.2 67 3.1
British Columbia 5,108 32.6 5,017 38.5 1,617 20.5 3,400 65.8 91 3.5
Yukon Territory 59 43.3 59 54.0 24 33.9 35 90.7 0 0.0
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 398 122.3 381 142.2 160 98.9 221 207.9 17 29.7
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 77 ... 73 ... 27 ... 46 ... 4 ...
Live births  
Canada 18,982 15.7 18,805 18.6 5,986 9.9 12,819 31.5 177 0.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 419 17.2 414 20.2 140 11.4 274 33.2 5 1.3
Prince Edward Island x x 112 22.7 36 11.8 76 40.0 x x
Nova Scotia 687 18.6 684 22.1 204 11.1 480 38.1 3 0.5
New Brunswick 598 19.8 593 23.5 181 12.0 412 40.4 5 1.0
Quebec 3,482 12.4 3,457 14.6 855 6.2 2,602 26.0 25 0.6
Ontario 5,871 13.1 5,836 15.7 1,907 8.5 3,929 26.6 35 0.5
Manitoba 1,420 30.0 1,389 35.4 502 21.2 887 57.1 31 3.8
Saskatchewan 1,435 30.9 1,415 36.8 534 22.8 881 58.6 20 2.5
Alberta 2,627 20.6 2,604 24.5 847 13.2 1,757 41.7 23 1.1
British Columbia 2,040 13.0 2,018 15.5 666 8.5 1,352 26.2 22 0.8
Yukon Territory x x 31 28.4 11 15.6 20 51.8 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x x 252 94.0 103 63.7 149 140.2 x x
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...
Induced abortions  
Canada 21,140 17.5 20,672 20.5 7,276 12.1 13,396 32.9 468 2.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 175 7.2 160 7.8 89 7.3 71 8.6 15 3.8
Prince Edward Island x x 29 5.9 10 3.3 19 10.0 x x
Nova Scotia 431 11.6 417 13.5 171 9.3 246 19.5 14 2.3
New Brunswick 261 8.6 250 9.9 88 5.8 162 15.9 11 2.2
Quebec 6,135 21.8 5,960 25.1 1,753 12.8 4,207 42.0 175 4.0
Ontario 7,248 16.2 7,142 19.2 2,749 12.3 4,393 29.7 106 1.4
Manitoba 937 19.8 923 23.5 340 14.3 583 37.6 14 1.7
Saskatchewan 480 10.3 469 12.2 175 7.5 294 19.5 11 1.4
Alberta 2,264 17.7 2,221 20.9 892 13.9 1,329 31.6 43 2.0
British Columbia 2,954 18.9 2,888 22.2 919 11.7 1,969 38.1 66 2.5
Yukon Territory x x 26 23.8 12 17.0 14 36.3 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x x 114 42.5 51 31.5 63 59.3 x x
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 77 ... 73 ... 27 ... 46 ... 4 ...
Fetal loss  
Canada 967 0.8 955 0.9 352 0.6 603 1.5 12 0.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 32 1.3 32 1.6 15 1.2 17 2.1 0 0.0
Prince Edward Island x x 7 1.4 4 1.3 3 1.6 x x
Nova Scotia 16 0.4 14 0.5 7 0.4 7 0.6 2 0.3
New Brunswick 43 1.4 42 1.7 24 1.6 18 1.8 1 0.2
Quebec 153 0.5 152 0.6 47 0.3 105 1.0 1 0.0
Ontario 206 0.5 205 0.6 73 0.3 132 0.9 1 0.0
Manitoba 118 2.5 115 2.9 45 1.9 70 4.5 3 0.4
Saskatchewan 73 1.6 73 1.9 33 1.4 40 2.7 0 0.0
Alberta 188 1.5 187 1.8 65 1.0 122 2.9 1 0.0
British Columbia 114 0.7 111 0.9 32 0.4 79 1.5 3 0.1
Yukon Territory x x 2 1.8 1 1.4 1 2.6 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x x 15 5.6 6 3.7 9 8.5 x x
Northwest Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unknown province or territory 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...
2000  
Total, pregnancies  
Canada 39,208 32.1 38,649 38.0 13,030 21.4 25,619 62.5 559 2.8
Newfoundland and Labrador 582 24.4 569 28.4 181 15.2 388 48.1 13 3.4
Prince Edward Island 156 25.9 155 31.1 56 18.8 99 49.5 1 1.0
Nova Scotia 995 27.0 982 31.9 347 18.9 635 51.2 13 2.1
New Brunswick 847 28.1 839 33.3 269 17.8 570 56.8 8 1.6
Quebec 9,368 34.0 9,199 39.6 2,656 19.7 6,543 67.1 169 3.9
Ontario 12,905 28.1 12,754 33.4 4,499 19.5 8,255 54.4 151 2.0
Manitoba 2,352 49.1 2,318 58.3 859 35.7 1,459 92.8 34 4.2
Saskatchewan 1,880 40.7 1,841 48.0 690 29.3 1,151 77.7 39 5.0
Alberta 4,888 37.5 4,837 44.6 1,583 24.3 3,254 75.0 51 2.3
British Columbia 4,749 29.9 4,682 35.3 1,682 21.0 3,000 57.1 67 2.6
Yukon Territory 67 48.6 67 59.1 24 32.7 43 108.0 0 0.0
Northwest Territories including Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Northwest Territories 149 83.6 145 99.2 65 74.0 80 137.2 4 12.4
Nunavut 214 142.8 205 167.9 98 126.6 107 239.4 9 32.4
Unknown province or territory 56 ... 56 ... 21 ... 35 ... 0 ...
Live births  
Canada 17,503 14.3 17,350 17.0 5,372 8.8 11,978 29.2 153 0.8
Newfoundland and Labrador 391 16.4 389 19.4 123 10.3 266 33.0 2 0.5
Prince Edward Island x x 120 24.1 43 14.4 77 38.5 x x
Nova Scotia 585 15.9 581 18.9 193 10.5 388 31.3 4 0.7
New Brunswick 557 18.5 554 22.0 140 9.2 414 41.3 3 0.6
Quebec 3,202 11.6 3,183 13.7 760 5.7 2,423 24.8 19 0.4
Ontario 5,358 11.7 5,316 13.9 1,708 7.4 3,608 23.8 42 0.5
Manitoba 1,340 28.0 1,323 33.2 486 20.2 837 53.2 17 2.1
Saskatchewan 1,363 29.5 1,338 34.9 506 21.5 832 56.2 25 3.2
Alberta 2,457 18.8 2,441 22.5 745 11.4 1,696 39.1 16 0.7
British Columbia 1,850 11.6 1,835 13.8 548 6.8 1,287 24.5 15 0.6
Yukon Territory x x 33 29.1 11 15.0 22 55.3 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Northwest Territories x x 82 56.1 37 42.1 45 77.2 x x
Nunavut x x 154 126.1 72 93.0 82 183.4 x x
Unknown province or territory 1 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ...
Induced abortions  
Canada 20,864 17.1 20,475 20.1 7,387 12.1 13,088 32.0 389 1.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 178 7.5 168 8.4 54 4.5 114 14.1 10 2.6
Prince Edward Island x x 29 5.8 10 3.4 19 9.5 x x
Nova Scotia 403 10.9 394 12.8 151 8.2 243 19.6 9 1.5
New Brunswick x x 255 10.1 117 7.7 138 13.8 x x
Quebec 6,001 21.8 5,852 25.2 1,845 13.7 4,007 41.1 149 3.4
Ontario 7,384 16.1 7,277 19.0 2,728 11.8 4,549 30.0 107 1.4
Manitoba 908 19.0 896 22.5 345 14.3 551 35.0 12 1.5
Saskatchewan 466 10.1 453 11.8 165 7.0 288 19.4 13 1.7
Alberta 2,253 17.3 2,220 20.5 796 12.2 1,424 32.8 33 1.5
British Columbia 2,791 17.6 2,741 20.6 1,096 13.7 1,645 31.3 50 1.9
Yukon Territory x x 32 28.2 12 16.3 20 50.3 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Northwest Territories x x 57 39.0 24 27.3 33 56.6 x x
Nunavut x x 46 37.7 23 29.7 23 51.5 x x
Unknown province or territory 55 ... 55 ... 21 ... 34 ... 0 ...
Fetal loss  
Canada 841 0.7 824 0.8 271 0.4 553 1.3 17 0.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 13 0.5 12 0.6 4 0.3 8 1.0 1 0.3
Prince Edward Island x x 6 1.2 3 1.0 3 1.5 x x
Nova Scotia 7 0.2 7 0.2 3 0.2 4 0.3 0 0.0
New Brunswick x x 30 1.2 12 0.8 18 1.8 x x
Quebec 165 0.6 164 0.7 51 0.4 113 1.2 1 0.0
Ontario 163 0.4 161 0.4 63 0.3 98 0.6 2 0.0
Manitoba 104 2.2 99 2.5 28 1.2 71 4.5 5 0.6
Saskatchewan 51 1.1 50 1.3 19 0.8 31 2.1 1 0.1
Alberta 178 1.4 176 1.6 42 0.6 134 3.1 2 0.1
British Columbia 108 0.7 106 0.8 38 0.5 68 1.3 2 0.1
Yukon Territory x x 2 1.8 1 1.4 1 2.5 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Northwest Territories x x 6 4.1 4 4.6 2 3.4 x x
Nunavut x x 5 4.1 3 3.9 2 4.5 x x
Unknown province or territory 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...
2001  
Total, pregnancies  
Canada 37,622 30.6 37,081 36.1 12,395 20.1 24,686 59.8 541 2.7
Newfoundland and Labrador 541 23.5 529 27.1 191 16.5 338 42.8 12 3.4
Prince Edward Island 123 20.2 121 23.9 36 11.9 85 41.7 2 2.0
Nova Scotia 885 24.1 870 28.4 284 15.4 586 48.0 15 2.5
New Brunswick 766 25.8 755 30.2 238 15.8 517 52.2 11 2.3
Quebec 8,832 32.7 8,676 38.2 2,516 18.8 6,160 65.8 156 3.6
Ontario 12,324 26.2 12,162 31.0 4,307 18.3 7,855 50.2 162 2.1
Manitoba 2,280 47.2 2,252 55.9 830 34.0 1,422 89.9 28 3.5
Saskatchewan 1,735 37.7 1,712 44.6 605 25.9 1,107 73.7 23 3.0
Alberta 4,838 36.6 4,789 43.4 1,533 23.2 3,256 73.3 49 2.2
British Columbia 4,841 30.0 4,778 35.3 1,680 20.7 3,098 57.1 63 2.4
Yukon Territory 64 45.8 61 52.4 17 23.2 44 101.9 3 12.9
Northwest Territories including Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Northwest Territories 143 77.0 140 92.0 53 56.9 87 147.7 3 8.9
Nunavut 205 129.9 195 151.4 88 108.2 107 225.3 10 34.5
Unknown province or territory 45 ... 41 ... 17 ... 24 ... 4 ...
Live births  
Canada 16,572 13.5 16,456 16.0 4,927 8.0 11,529 27.9 116 0.6
Newfoundland and Labrador 349 15.2 348 17.8 111 9.6 237 30.0 1 0.3
Prince Edward Island x x 86 17.0 24 7.9 62 30.5 x x
Nova Scotia 507 13.8 499 16.3 153 8.3 346 28.4 8 1.3
New Brunswick 501 16.9 501 20.1 140 9.3 361 36.4 0 0.0
Quebec 3,078 11.4 3,057 13.4 741 5.5 2,316 24.8 21 0.5
Ontario 5,097 10.9 5,071 12.9 1,484 6.3 3,587 22.9 26 0.3
Manitoba 1,330 27.5 1,321 32.8 470 19.2 851 53.8 9 1.1
Saskatchewan 1,239 26.9 1,221 31.8 458 19.6 763 50.8 18 2.4
Alberta 2,343 17.7 2,329 21.1 695 10.5 1,634 36.8 14 0.6
British Columbia 1,786 11.1 1,776 13.1 553 6.8 1,223 22.5 10 0.4
Yukon Territory x x 28 24.0 7 9.5 21 48.6 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Northwest Territories x x 69 45.4 22 23.6 47 79.8 x x
Nunavut x x 150 116.5 69 84.9 81 170.5 x x
Unknown province or territory 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...
Induced abortions  
Canada 20,380 16.6 19,968 19.4 7,222 11.7 12,746 30.9 412 2.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 178 7.7 167 8.6 74 6.4 93 11.8 11 3.1
Prince Edward Island x x 32 6.3 11 3.6 21 10.3 x x
Nova Scotia 371 10.1 364 11.9 128 6.9 236 19.3 7 1.2
New Brunswick 248 8.4 237 9.5 93 6.2 144 14.5 11 2.3
Quebec 5,654 20.9 5,520 24.3 1,751 13.1 3,769 40.3 134 3.1
Ontario 7,071 15.1 6,936 17.7 2,760 11.7 4,176 26.7 135 1.7
Manitoba 854 17.7 836 20.8 311 12.7 525 33.2 18 2.2
Saskatchewan 451 9.8 446 11.6 136 5.8 310 20.7 5 0.7
Alberta 2,352 17.8 2,322 21.0 786 11.9 1,536 34.6 30 1.4
British Columbia 2,977 18.4 2,929 21.6 1,098 13.5 1,831 33.7 48 1.8
Yukon Territory x x 30 25.8 10 13.6 20 46.3 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Northwest Territories x x 67 44.0 30 32.2 37 62.8 x x
Nunavut x x 41 31.8 17 20.9 24 50.5 x x
Unknown province or territory 45 ... 41 ... 17 ... 24 ... 4 ...
Fetal loss  
Canada 670 0.5 657 0.6 246 0.4 411 1.0 13 0.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 14 0.6 14 0.7 6 0.5 8 1.0 0 0.0
Prince Edward Island x x 3 0.6 1 0.3 2 1.0 x x
Nova Scotia 7 0.2 7 0.2 3 0.2 4 0.3 0 0.0
New Brunswick 17 0.6 17 0.7 5 0.3 12 1.2 0 0.0
Quebec 100 0.4 99 0.4 24 0.2 75 0.8 1 0.0
Ontario 156 0.3 155 0.4 63 0.3 92 0.6 1 0.0
Manitoba 96 2.0 95 2.4 49 2.0 46 2.9 1 0.1
Saskatchewan 45 1.0 45 1.2 11 0.5 34 2.3 0 0.0
Alberta 143 1.1 138 1.2 52 0.8 86 1.9 5 0.2
British Columbia 78 0.5 73 0.5 29 0.4 44 0.8 5 0.2
Yukon Territory x x 3 2.6 0 0.0 3 6.9 x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Northwest Territories x x 4 2.6 1 1.1 3 5.1 x x
Nunavut x x 4 3.1 2 2.5 2 4.2 x x
Unknown province or territory 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...
1. Data sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth Database and Stillbirth Database; Canadian Institute for Health Information, Hospital Morbidity Database and Therapeutic Abortion Database. The Statistics Canada publication Reproductive Health: Pregnancies and Rates, Canada, 1974-1993 (catalogue no.82-568-XPB) was a major source of data for the years prior to 1994. The data contained in this table have been revised (in February 2005).
2. Pregnancies equal the sum of live births, fetal loss, and induced abortions.
3. Live birth counts are based on registrations in the Birth Database.
4. Fetal loss is the sum of stillbirth registrations in the Stillbirth Database and cases of miscarriages, illegal abortions and unspecified abortions reported in the Hospital Morbidity Database.
5. Induced abortion counts are taken from the Therapeutic Abortion Survey that collects information on abortions performed in hospitals and clinics in Canada, as well as on abortions performed on Canadian residents in selected American states.
6. Rates for the "Under 20 years" age group are based on the female population aged 14-19 years. Rates for the "Under 15 years" age group are based on the female population aged 14 years. Rates for the "40 years and over" are based on the female population aged 40-44 years.
7. Pregnancy rate corresponds to the number of pregnancies per 1,000 women of the same age group.
8. Live birth rate corresponds to the number of live births per 1,000 women of the same age group. The live birth rate is also referred to as the fertility rate.
9. Fetal loss rate corresponds to the number of fetal losses (stillbirths and hospitalizations for miscarriages) per 1,000 women of the same age group.
10. Induced abortion rate corresponds to the number of induced abortions per 1,000 women of the same age group.
11. For data year 1999, counts and rates for Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have been combined. Although Nunavut became a separate territory as of April 1, 1999, not all sources of information (for example, the Hospital Morbidity Database) used in the calculation of pregnancy statistics contained enough information to provide complete and separate data for Nunavut for the 1999 calendar year.
12. The following standard symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available for a specific reference period, (...) for figures not applicable, and (x) for figures suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
13. Source of population counts used in the calculation of rates: Statistics Canada, Estimates of population, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces and territories, annual (CANSIM Table 051-0001). From July 1, 1974 to 1995, estimates are revised intercensal, final intercensal from 1996 to 2000, and final postcensal for 2001. The population estimates are updated quarterly. The counts used in the Pregnancy Outcomes table were downloaded on May 26, 2004.
14. CANSIM table number 01069002.