Birth Data for Nunavut

Question

A researcher requires Birth data, for Nunavut, for each year, from 1999 – present. Specifically, the researcher requires, the following data:

1. total number of births in Nunavut, for each year, from 1999 – present
2. total number of Inuit births in Nunavut, for each year, from 1999 – present
3. the % of Inuit births in Nunavut, for each year, from 1999 – present

Answer

The following CANSIM tables provide data on births in Nunavut and may be of interest to your client.

Table 051-0054 Births by census division and sex for the period from July 1 to June 30, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, annual (persons) (will provide 1998/1999 to 2008/2009)

Table 102-4512 Live births, by weeks of gestation and sex, Canada, provinces and territories, annual (will provide 2000-2007)

Table 102-4505 Crude birth rate, age-specific and total fertility rates (live births), Canada, provinces and territories, annual (will provide 2000-2007)

I have asked our contacts in the Health Statistics Division if other tables, that include all of the data you describe below, are available and will follow up with more information as soon as possible.

Additional Information

I have received confirmation that we do not have data on Inuit births in Nunavut. (You may wish to consult the INAC website to see if they publish these figures.)