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Conceptions in England and Wales: 2015
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- The under 18 conception rate in 2015 was 21.0 conceptions per thousand women aged 15 to 17; this is the lowest rate recorded since comparable statistics were first produced in 1969
- The estimated number of conceptions to women aged under 18 fell to 20,351 in 2015, compared with 22,653 in 2014, a decrease of 10%
- • The estimated number of conceptions to women aged under 16 fell to 3,466 in 2015, compared with 4,160 in 2014, a decrease of 17%
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Conception Statistics, England and Wales
Annual statistics on conceptions covering conception counts and rates, by age group including women under 18.
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Quarterly conceptions to women aged under 18, England and Wales
Provides the quarterly number of conceptions to women aged under 18 for England and Wales by regions and other local authority areas.
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Childbearing for women born in different years
Analysis of fertility by cohort. Cohort fertility analysis allows the fertility experience of a group of women sharing the same birth year (a 'cohort') to be traced through time and compared with the experience of other cohorts.
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Conceptions in England and Wales: 2015
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Childbearing for women born in different years, England and Wales: 2015
The changing composition of families over time, comparing women of the same age and the children they have had.
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Births by parents' country of birth, England and Wales: 2016
Annual statistics on live births. Includes countries of birth for non-UK-born mothers and fathers.
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Cohort Fertility: 2012
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Births by parents' characteristics in England and Wales: 2015
Live births by age of mother and father, type of registration, median interval between births, number of previous live-born children and National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).
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