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  • Release date:
    04 December 2014
  • Next release:
    December 2015 - January 2016

About this Dataset

Presents data on birth registrations in England and Wales by characteristics of the mother. This package contains live birth statistics by marital status, median interval between births, live births by age of mother and number of previous live-born children.

Edition in this dataset

2013 edition of this dataset

2012 edition of this dataset

2011 edition of this dataset

2010 edition of this dataset

2009 edition of this dataset

Important notes and usage information

Key point from latest release

  • In 2013, 38% of live births were first births, 36% were second births and 16% were third births.

Contact details for this dataset

Elizabeth McLaren
vsob@ons.gov.uk
+44 (0)1329 444110