Low birth weight babies (less than 2,500 grams), by sex, Canada, provinces, territories and health regions

This table contains 3114 series, with data for years 1996 - 1997 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (173 items: Canada; Health and Community Services St. John's Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services Eastern Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Characteristics (6 items: Number of low birth weight babies; High 95% confidence interval; number of low birth weight babies; Low 95% confidence interval; number of low birth weight babies; Proportion of low birth weight babies ...).

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 17:31 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 16:20 (UTC)
contact_email infostats@statcan.gc.ca
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open_canada_collection primary
open_canada_date_published 2017-02-20 08:30:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["grossesses et naissances", "poids à la naissance", "santé", "tableau"], "en": ["birth weight", "health", "pregnancy and births", "table"]}
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title_fr Enfants de faible poids à la naissance (moins de 2 500 grammes), selon le sexe, Canada, provinces, territoires et régions sociosanitaires
update_frequency P1Y