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Table 7-1
Live births, by birth weight and geography — Both sexes

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Both sexes: Part 1
Birth weight Place of residence of mother
Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario
  number
Total 367,864 4,553 1,389 8,868 7,146 84,387 138,436
Less than 500 grams 336 14 1 8 7 92 74
500 to 1,499 grams 3,284 34 16 70 57 698 1,285
500 to 749 grams 591 6 1 12 13 123 213
750 to 999 grams 712 6 4 15 16 169 274
1,000 to 1,249 grams 863 7 5 19 12 186 342
1,250 to 1,499 grams 1,118 15 6 24 16 220 456
1,500 to 2,499 grams 18,481 197 64 431 286 4,033 7,267
1,500 to 1,749 grams 1,600 18 5 46 25 320 618
1,750 to 1,999 grams 2,635 16 14 60 32 588 1,038
2,000 to 2,249 grams 4,921 57 17 98 79 1,021 1,973
2,250 to 2,499 grams 9,325 106 28 227 150 2,104 3,638
2,500 to 4,499 grams 338,763 4,158 1,259 8,140 6,610 78,360 127,381
2,500 to 2,749 grams 18,889 183 53 394 333 4,325 7,504
2,750 to 2,999 grams 37,694 390 128 751 640 8,992 14,506
3,000 to 3,249 grams 61,054 639 172 1,384 1,145 14,703 23,208
3,250 to 3,499 grams 73,038 856 272 1,717 1,394 17,337 27,555
3,500 to 3,749 grams 66,388 826 268 1,675 1,309 15,366 24,606
3,750 to 3,999 grams 45,692 681 194 1,268 967 10,196 16,815
4,000 to 4,249 grams 24,673 399 120 611 568 5,264 9,030
4,250 to 4,499 grams 11,335 184 52 340 254 2,177 4,157
4,500 grams or more 6,887 144 47 218 184 1,170 2,416
4,500 to 4,749 grams 4,483 83 26 148 132 788 1,539
4,750 to 4,999 grams 1,617 41 11 38 30 265 607
5,000 to 5,249 grams 530 16 8 20 12 81 186
5,250 to 5,499 grams 164 3 1 8 5 21 53
5,500 grams or more 93 1 1 4 5 15 31
Not stated 113 6 2 1 2 34 13
  percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 500 grams 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
500 to 1,499 grams 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9
500 to 749 grams 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
750 to 999 grams 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
1,000 to 1,249 grams 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
1,250 to 1,499 grams 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
1,500 to 2,499 grams 5.0 4.3 4.6 4.9 4.0 4.8 5.2
1,500 to 1,749 grams 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4
1,750 to 1,999 grams 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.7
2,000 to 2,249 grams 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.4
2,250 to 2,499 grams 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.6
2,500 to 4,499 grams 92.1 91.3 90.6 91.8 92.5 92.9 92.0
2,500 to 2,749 grams 5.1 4.0 3.8 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.4
2,750 to 2,999 grams 10.2 8.6 9.2 8.5 9.0 10.7 10.5
3,000 to 3,249 grams 16.6 14.0 12.4 15.6 16.0 17.4 16.8
3,250 to 3,499 grams 19.9 18.8 19.6 19.4 19.5 20.5 19.9
3,500 to 3,749 grams 18.0 18.1 19.3 18.9 18.3 18.2 17.8
3,750 to 3,999 grams 12.4 15.0 14.0 14.3 13.5 12.1 12.1
4,000 to 4,249 grams 6.7 8.8 8.6 6.9 7.9 6.2 6.5
4,250 to 4,499 grams 3.1 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.6 2.6 3.0
4,500 grams or more 1.9 3.2 3.4 2.5 2.6 1.4 1.7
4,500 to 4,749 grams 1.2 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.8 0.9 1.1
4,750 to 4,999 grams 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4
5,000 to 5,249 grams 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
5,250 to 5,499 grams 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
5,500 grams or more 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Not stated 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Both sexes: Part 2
Birth weight Place of residence of mother
Canada Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Unknown
  number
Total 367,864 15,285 13,248 49,028 43,649 355 725 794 1
Less than 500 grams 336 22 6 78 34 0 0 0 0
500 to 1,499 grams 3,284 121 95 477 408 3 8 12 0
500 to 749 grams 591 29 20 100 71 2 0 1 0
750 to 999 grams 712 27 17 96 85 0 0 3 0
1,000 to 1,249 grams 863 32 28 116 109 0 5 2 0
1,250 to 1,499 grams 1,118 33 30 165 143 1 3 6 0
1,500 to 2,499 grams 18,481 713 629 2,700 2,081 20 23 37 0
1,500 to 1,749 grams 1,600 66 64 259 177 0 2 0 0
1,750 to 1,999 grams 2,635 106 96 387 284 4 3 7 0
2,000 to 2,249 grams 4,921 172 175 734 570 6 6 13 0
2,250 to 2,499 grams 9,325 369 294 1,320 1,050 10 12 17 0
2,500 to 4,499 grams 338,763 13,952 12,118 44,881 40,201 324 656 722 1
2,500 to 2,749 grams 18,889 694 600 2,638 2,094 13 18 40 0
2,750 to 2,999 grams 37,694 1,301 1,154 5,291 4,383 30 42 85 1
3,000 to 3,249 grams 61,054 2,309 1,965 8,186 7,079 49 86 129 0
3,250 to 3,499 grams 73,038 2,894 2,461 9,651 8,519 66 155 161 0
3,500 to 3,749 grams 66,388 2,757 2,499 8,729 8,000 77 135 141 0
3,750 to 3,999 grams 45,692 2,124 1,831 5,871 5,484 52 117 92 0
4,000 to 4,249 grams 24,673 1,176 1,081 3,120 3,160 25 70 49 0
4,250 to 4,499 grams 11,335 697 527 1,395 1,482 12 33 25 0
4,500 grams or more 6,887 474 400 891 875 8 38 22 0
4,500 to 4,749 grams 4,483 300 255 598 572 5 22 15 0
4,750 to 4,999 grams 1,617 113 97 195 204 1 12 3 0
5,000 to 5,249 grams 530 32 29 72 68 1 1 4 0
5,250 to 5,499 grams 164 16 12 21 22 1 1 0 0
5,500 grams or more 93 13 7 5 9 0 2 0 0
Not stated 113 3 0 1 50 0 0 1 0
  percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 500 grams 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
500 to 1,499 grams 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.5 0.0
500 to 749 grams 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0
750 to 999 grams 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0
1,000 to 1,249 grams 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0
1,250 to 1,499 grams 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.0
1,500 to 2,499 grams 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.5 4.8 5.6 3.2 4.7 0.0
1,500 to 1,749 grams 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
1,750 to 1,999 grams 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.0
2,000 to 2,249 grams 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.7 0.8 1.6 0.0
2,250 to 2,499 grams 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.4 2.8 1.7 2.1 0.0
2,500 to 4,499 grams 92.1 91.3 91.5 91.5 92.1 91.3 90.5 90.9 100.0
2,500 to 2,749 grams 5.1 4.5 4.5 5.4 4.8 3.7 2.5 5.0 0.0
2,750 to 2,999 grams 10.2 8.5 8.7 10.8 10.0 8.5 5.8 10.7 100.0
3,000 to 3,249 grams 16.6 15.1 14.8 16.7 16.2 13.8 11.9 16.2 0.0
3,250 to 3,499 grams 19.9 18.9 18.6 19.7 19.5 18.6 21.4 20.3 0.0
3,500 to 3,749 grams 18.0 18.0 18.9 17.8 18.3 21.7 18.6 17.8 0.0
3,750 to 3,999 grams 12.4 13.9 13.8 12.0 12.6 14.6 16.1 11.6 0.0
4,000 to 4,249 grams 6.7 7.7 8.2 6.4 7.2 7.0 9.7 6.2 0.0
4,250 to 4,499 grams 3.1 4.6 4.0 2.8 3.4 3.4 4.6 3.1 0.0
4,500 grams or more 1.9 3.1 3.0 1.8 2.0 2.3 5.2 2.8 0.0
4,500 to 4,749 grams 1.2 2.0 1.9 1.2 1.3 1.4 3.0 1.9 0.0
4,750 to 4,999 grams 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.3 1.7 0.4 0.0
5,000 to 5,249 grams 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.0
5,250 to 5,499 grams 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
5,500 grams or more 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for the tables".
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth Database (CANSIM table 102-4509).
Date Modified: 2009-09-25

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