Australia’s mothers and babies 2014

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Australia's mothers and babies 2014^[1]

In 2014, 307,844 women gave birth in Australia—an increase of 18% since 2004 (252,871)^[1]
The rate of women giving birth increased from 59 per 1,000 women of reproductive age (15–44 years) in 2004 to 63 per 1,000 in 2014.
The average age of all women who gave birth continues to rise and was 30.2 in 2014,
The proportion of mothers aged 35 and over has increased from 20% in 2004 to 22% in 2014.
The proportion of mothers aged under 25 has decreased from 19% to 16%.
There were 312,548 babies born in 2014—an increase of 18% since 2004.

Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 25) Embryology Australia’s mothers and babies 2014. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Australia%E2%80%99s_mothers_and_babies_2014

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 AIHW 2016. Australia's mothers and babies 2014—in brief. Perinatal statistics series no. 32. [ http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129557656 Cat. no. PER 87]. Canberra: AIHW.