Highlights
Births in England and Wales: 2016
What's in the bulletin?
- There were 696,271 live births in England and Wales in 2016, a decrease of 0.2% from 2015.
- In 2016, the total fertility rate (TFR) decreased to 1.81 children per woman, from 1.82 in 2015.
- The average age of mothers in 2016 increased to 30.4 years, compared with 30.3 years in 2015.
Datasets related to Stillbirths
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Child mortality in England and Wales
Live births, stillbirths and linked infant deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.
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Birth Summary Tables - England and Wales
Numbers of live births and stillbirths, fertility rates, percentage of births outside marriage/civil partnership, sex ratio, mean age of mother, area of usual residence of mother and percentage of births to non-UK born mothers.
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Birth characteristics
Live births by sex, ethnicity and month. Maternities by place of birth and with multiple births. Stillbirths by age of parents and quarter.
Publications related to Stillbirths
Statistical bulletins
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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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Child mortality in England and Wales: 2016
Stillbirths, infant and childhood deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.
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Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2016
Annual data on death registrations contains death rates, cause of death data by sex and age and death registrations by area of residence and single year of age.
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Births by parents' characteristics in England and Wales: 2016
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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