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Hospital Births in CanadaPublished: (2016-07-26)

Although some births occur in homes and birthing centres, most births in Canada still take place in hospitals. Here are some interesting findings regarding hospital births in 2014 in Canada (excluding Quebec), according to the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System.

26,488

O Canada! July had the most births (26,488) in 2014. [CIHI-DAD, 2014]

Halloween

The highest number of births (1,026) in a day was on July 24, suggesting that conception took place (on average) on October 31, 2013 (not shown in table). [CIHI-DAD, 2014]

581

The day with the lowest number of births (581) was December 25. [CIHI-DAD, 2014]

February

Disadvantaged by being the shortest month, February had the lowest number of births (21,531) in 2014. [CIHI-DAD, 2014]

Thursday

Births occurred most often on Thursdays, followed by Wednesdays and Fridays. The lowest number of births occurred on weekends. [CIHI-DAD, 2014]

Jul-Aug-Sept

More babies were born in July, August and September compared to other months. [CIHI-DAD, 2014]

The Public Health Agency of Canada’s Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (CPSS) monitors and reports on key indicators of maternal, fetal and infant health in Canada. For more information, visit our Maternal and Infant Health topic page.

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