Table 5
Mean and median birth weight, by geography
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Place of residence of mother | Birth weight | |||||
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Both sexes | Males | Females | ||||
MeanNote 1 | MedianNote 2 | MeanNote 1 | MedianNote 2 | MeanNote 1 | MedianNote 2 | |
grams | ||||||
Canada | 3,364 | 3,391 | 3,421 | 3,455 | 3,304 | 3,330 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,436 | 3,477 | 3,487 | 3,540 | 3,379 | 3,410 |
Prince Edward Island | 3,392 | 3,438 | 3,419 | 3,486 | 3,365 | 3,398 |
Nova Scotia | 3,404 | 3,430 | 3,457 | 3,487 | 3,347 | 3,374 |
New Brunswick | 3,396 | 3,445 | 3,454 | 3,506 | 3,338 | 3,380 |
Quebec | 3,349 | 3,375 | 3,409 | 3,440 | 3,286 | 3,315 |
Ontario | 3,353 | 3,380 | 3,409 | 3,440 | 3,293 | 3,320 |
Manitoba | 3,438 | 3,458 | 3,488 | 3,515 | 3,386 | 3,402 |
Saskatchewan | 3,431 | 3,463 | 3,495 | 3,530 | 3,365 | 3,400 |
Alberta | 3,333 | 3,366 | 3,391 | 3,430 | 3,271 | 3,307 |
British Columbia | 3,394 | 3,415 | 3,450 | 3,476 | 3,334 | 3,355 |
Yukon | 3,383 | 3,438 | 3,424 | 3,482 | 3,336 | 3,375 |
Northwest Territories | 3,533 | 3,572 | 3,593 | 3,657 | 3,466 | 3,487 |
Nunavut | 3,329 | 3,345 | 3,340 | 3,366 | 3,318 | 3,334 |
Unknown | 2,891 | 3,005 | 2,912 | 3,005 | 2,876 | 2,975 |
Source(s): Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth Database (CANSIM table "http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a03?&lang=eng&pattern=102-4510&p2=38" title="CANSIM table 102-4510">102-4510). |
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