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2018 births data now available
2018 data is now available for births in England and Wales via the following datasets :-
- live births by sex and characteristics of the mother available down to region level:
- birth rates down to local authority level:
- live births by characteristics of the mother and the father:
- live births in England and Wales down to local authority level:
- live births in England and Wales for small geographic areas - wards, lower and middle layer super output areas:
Background information
Birth statistics are derived from information recorded when births are registered as part of civil registration, a legal requirement. Figures represent births which occurred in England and Wales in the calendar year, but include a small number of late registrations from the previous year.