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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%
Datasets related to Conception and fertility rates
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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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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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Cohort Fertility: England and Wales
Presents data on fertility by year of birth of mother rather than the year of birth of child. This package includes average number of live-born children and the proportion of women remaining childless by year of birth.
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Conceptions in England and Wales: 2015
Annual statistics on conceptions covering conception counts and rates, by age group including women under 18.
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Births in England and Wales: 2016
Live births, stillbirths, and the intensity of childbearing measured by the total fertility rate.
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Births in England and Wales by Characteristics of Birth 2: 2013
Home births and multiple births in England broken down by mothers' age group.
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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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Parents' country of birth, England and Wales: 2015
Annual statistics on live births. Includes countries of birth for non-UK born mothers and fathers.
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Cohort Fertility: 2012
Childbearing by the year of birth of mothers including trends in average family size, the age at which women give birth, and childlessness.
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