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    • Mothers' age distribution

    This indicator gives the percentages of all births given by mothers in defined age groups. Highlighted are the percentage of births given by mothers under the age of 20 and of the age of 35 and over. The first are usually called teenage pregnancies. Their rates can be indicative of cultural habits as well as sexual behaviour and contraception practices. Pregnancies in women above the age of 34 are statistically related to higher rates of perinatal complications.

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          Data presentation
          7 April 2008
          Mothers' age distribution
          Figures, underlying data and maps
          Figures and Underlying Data

          TablePercentage of live births to mothers aged under 20 in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1990-2005

          TablePercentage of live births to mothers aged 35 and above in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1990-2005

          ChartPercentage of live births to mothers aged under 20 and 35+ in the EU-27, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, 2004

          ChartTrend in percentage of live births to mothers aged under 20 in selected coutries, 1980-2005 (interactive)

          ChartTrend in percentage of live births to mothers aged 35 and above in selected countries, 1980-2005 (interactive)

          ChartPercentage of live births by mothers' age group in selected countries, 2005 (interactive)

          Maps
          11 February 2008
          Mothers' age distribution
          Remarks

          Percentage of live births to mothers aged under 20 in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1990-2005 (WHO-HFA, February 2007)

          1990

          1991

          1992

          1993

          1994

          1995

          1996

          1997

          1998

          1999

          2000

          2001

          2002

          2003

          2004

          2005

          Austria

          6.0

          5.9

          5.8

          5.5

          4.6

          4.4

          4.0

          4.0

          4.0

          4.0

          4.2

          4.3

          4.2

          4.0

          4.1

          3.9

          Belgium

          2.1

          2.2

          2.1

          2.8

          2.6

          2.6

          2.6

          2.6

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          Bulgaria

          21.4

          23.5

          24.6

          24.9

          23.7

          22.6

          21.1

          20.4

          19.5

          18.8

          17.4

          17.1

          16.2

          15.0

          15.2

          -

          Cyprus

          6.7

          6.1

          5.9

          4.9

          4.4

          4.2

          3.8

          3.6

          3.6

          3.8

          3.2

          2.3

          2.2

          1.9

          2.7

          -

          CZ

          14.1

          15.5

          16.2

          15.8

          13.5

          11.0

          9.0

          7.7

          6.7

          6.0

          4.9

          4.2

          4.1

          4.0

          3.8

          3.4

          Denmark

          2.6

          2.5

          2.5

          2.3

          2.2

          2.0

          1.9

          1.9

          1.8

          1.7

          1.6

          1.6

          1.4

          1.3

          1.3

          -

          Estonia

          12.0

          13.2

          14.7

          14.7

          14.1

          13.8

          13.0

          12.0

          11.2

          10.7

          10.0

          9.7

          8.8

          8.4

          8.1

          7.8

          Finland

          2.8

          2.8

          2.7

          2.6

          2.5

          2.5

          2.6

          2.4

          2.6

          2.7

          2.9

          3.1

          3.2

          2.9

          2.9

          2.8

          France

          2.5

          2.4

          -

          2.1

          1.9

          1.8

          1.8

          1.8

          1.8

          2.0

          2.0

          2.1

          2.0

          2.0

          -

          -

          Germany

          -

          3.4

          3.1

          2.8

          2.7

          2.6

          2.6

          2.6

          2.8

          2.9

          3.0

          3.1

          3.1

          3.0

          2.8

          -

          Greece

          7.2

          6.6

          6.2

          5.6

          5.1

          4.7

          4.5

          4.3

          4.2

          4.0

          3.0

          3.7

          3.5

          3.4

          -

          -

          Hungary

          12.3

          12.3

          12.4

          12.6

          12.5

          11.5

          11.0

          10.2

          9.4

          8.4

          8.0

          7.4

          7.1

          7.0

          6.9

          6.5

          Iceland

          6.6

          6.6

          6.1

          5.1

          5.3

          5.6

          5.2

          6.1

          6.3

          6.4

          5.7

          5.1

          4.7

          4.0

          3.1

          -

          Ireland

          5.0

          5.3

          5.3

          5.3

          5.0

          5.1

          5.5

          5.5

          6.0

          6.2

          5.7

          5.6

          4.9

          4.6

          4.2

          4.0

          Italy

          3.2

          3.1

          2.7

          2.7

          2.5

          2.3

          2.1

          1.7

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          Latvia

          11.7

          12.7

          12.9

          13.5

          11.4

          11.2

          10.5

          9.3

          11.3

          10.2

          11.5

          9.7

          7.3

          9.6

          9.3

          8.7

          Lithuania

          -

          11.2

          11.5

          11.5

          12.5

          12.5

          12.1

          11.0

          10.1

          9.2

          9.3

          8.8

          9.3

          9.2

          8.6

          8.2

          Luxembourg

          3.0

          2.8

          2.5

          2.6

          2.3

          2.1

          2.0

          1.9

          2.1

          2.2

          2.6

          2.8

          2.9

          2.6

          2.6

          -

          Malta

          2.7

          3.0

          3.0

          3.4

          3.1

          3.1

          -

          5.0

          5.2

          5.4

          5.6

          6.3

          5.9

          5.5

          5.7

          5.9

          Netherlands

          2.2

          2.1

          1.9

          1.7

          1.6

          1.4

          1.3

          1.4

          1.4

          1.5

          1.6

          1.8

          1.7

          1.7

          -

          -

          Norway

          4.3

          4.1

          3.8

          3.5

          3.2

          2.9

          2.9

          2.8

          2.7

          2.6

          2.6

          2.6

          2.5

          2.2

          2.2

          -

          Poland

          8.0

          -

          -

          8.4

          8.2

          8.0

          7.8

          7.6

          7.7

          7.6

          7.3

          7.0

          6.9

          6.4

          5.8

          -

          Portugal

          8.6

          8.5

          8.2

          8.1

          7.8

          7.5

          7.1

          6.8

          6.5

          6.3

          6.2

          6.1

          5.9

          5.5

          5.3

          -

          Romania

          15.2

          16.9

          17.4

          18.4

          17.9

          17.3

          16.5

          16.0

          15.0

          14.4

          13.8

          13.2

          12.7

          13.3

          13.5

          -

          Slovakia

          12.1

          14.0

          14.3

          14.3

          13.4

          12.3

          11.7

          11.0

          10.5

          10.1

          9.5

          9.1

          9.0

          8.4

          7.9

          7.6

          Slovenia

          7.9

          7.1

          7.1

          5.8

          5.3

          5.0

          4.2

          3.6

          3.3

          3.2

          2.8

          2.5

          2.2

          2.1

          1.8

          2.0

          Spain

          4.8

          4.5

          4.1

          3.8

          3.6

          3.3

          3.1

          3.1

          3.0

          3.0

          2.9

          3.0

          2.8

          2.8

          -

          -

          Sweden

          3.1

          2.9

          2.6

          2.4

          2.2

          2.1

          2.0

          2.0

          1.8

          1.9

          1.9

          1.8

          1.8

          1.6

          1.6

          -

          Switzerland

          1.2

          1.3

          1.1

          1.1

          0.9

          0.9

          0.9

          1.0

          1.0

          1.1

          1.1

          1.0

          1.1

          1.0

          1.1

          -

          UK

          7.9

          7.5

          7.0

          6.8

          6.4

          6.5

          6.9

          7.3

          7.7

          7.9

          7.7

          7.5

          7.4

          7.2

          7.1

          -

          CZ: Czech republic, UK: United Kingdom

          - : no data available

          Remarks

          WHO-HFA definition of live birth: Live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached; each product of such a birth is considered live-born.

          The number of live births includes all live births during the given calendar year, irrespective of registration of the date of birth. WHO receives for most countries the number of live births as part of the annual reporting of mortality and population data.

          Differences among countries exist in including or excluding live births to non-residents or to residents living abroad.

          Czech Republic: Czech national definition specifies livebirth by: at least one sign of life and either:

          • a) weight of 500+ grams or
          • b) weight less than 500 grams and survival for 24 hours after birth.

          Estonia: 1970-1991 a different definition of live birth is used: if birth-weight was under 1000 grams and child died within first week, it was not considered a live birth.

          Ireland: 2003-2004 figures are provisional.

          Poland: Since 1-7-1994 the standard WHO definitions of live births were introduced. Birth weight criteria is also at least 500 grams. Previously, all births were divided into four groups: live births, still-births, unable to live with signs of life, unable to live without signs of life. The criteria for birth weight was at least 601 grams.

          11 February 2008
          Mothers' age distribution
          Remarks

          Percentage of live births to mothers aged 35 and over in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1990-2005 (WHO-HFA, February 2007)

          1990

          1991

          1992

          1993

          1994

          1995

          1996

          1997

          1998

          1999

          2000

          2001

          2002

          2003

          2004

          2005

          Austria

          6.9

          7.1

          7.5

          7.9

          8.4

          9.0

          9.7

          10.8

          11.3

          12.5

          12.9

          14.1

          15.1

          16.4

          16.9

          17.5

          Belgium

          8.0

          8.9

          9.4

          8.5

          9.1

          9.4

          10.1

          10.6

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          Bulgaria

          3.5

          3.3

          3.4

          3.6

          3.6

          3.7

          3.8

          4.0

          3.8

          3.9

          4.3

          4.5

          4.5

          4.9

          5.6

          -

          Cyprus

          7.9

          8.2

          9.0

          9.8

          10.3

          11.9

          11.2

          12.1

          12.1

          12.8

          12.1

          11.9

          11.8

          11.9

          13.5

          -

          CZ

          4.0

          4.0

          3.9

          4.1

          4.4

          4.5

          4.8

          5.0

          5.2

          5.6

          6.1

          6.7

          7.2

          7.5

          8.2

          8.7

          Denmark

          9.0

          9.6

          9.8

          10.5

          11.0

          11.5

          12.0

          12.8

          13.5

          14.4

          14.7

          15.6

          16.9

          17.3

          17.4

          -

          Estonia

          7.7

          7.4

          7.1

          6.8

          6.8

          7.1

          7.7

          8.5

          8.7

          9.1

          9.5

          10.1

          10.6

          10.9

          11.5

          12.5

          Finland

          13.9

          13.6

          13.9

          13.9

          14.4

          15.1

          15.9

          16.7

          17.5

          18.2

          18.4

          18.8

          19.2

          19.5

          19.4

          19.0

          France

          12.2

          12.5

          13.3

          13.9

          14.3

          15.0

          15.5

          16.3

          16.9

          17.4

          17.9

          18.3

          18.6

          -

          -

          Germany

          -

          9.6

          10.3

          10.8

          11.6

          12.5

          13.3

          14.6

          15.8

          17.0

          18.2

          19.4

          20.7

          21.8

          22.7

          -

          Greece

          7.9

          8.2

          8.9

          9.5

          9.9

          10.3

          10.8

          11.4

          11.8

          12.4

          15.2

          14.2

          15.2

          16.5

          -

          -

          Hungary

          6.5

          6.7

          6.9

          7.0

          7.2

          6.9

          7.0

          7.1

          6.9

          7.0

          7.4

          8.1

          8.6

          9.3

          10.3

          11.1

          Iceland

          10.9

          12.9

          13.1

          13.6

          14.3

          14.0

          15.2

          14.7

          15.1

          15.8

          15.3

          16.8

          17.3

          15.6

          16.6

          -

          Ireland

          17.3

          17.6

          17.8

          18.0

          18.3

          19.0

          19.3

          19.9

          20.5

          20.7

          21.7

          23.2

          22.6

          23.4

          24.1

          25.8

          Italy

          11.3

          12.0

          12.5

          12.8

          13.4

          14.6

          15.5

          17.8

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          -

          Latvia

          6.9

          7.1

          7.0

          6.9

          7.7

          8.2

          8.6

          9.7

          8.5

          8.9

          9.8

          10.2

          11.1

          9.9

          11.1

          11.4

          Lithuania

          -

          5.9

          6.0

          6.5

          6.2

          6.5

          7.1

          7.9

          8.8

          9.0

          9.5

          10.0

          9.5

          10.1

          10.4

          10.6

          Luxembourg

          9.3

          9.3

          10.6

          10.2

          11.5

          12.2

          13.9

          14.3

          15.0

          15.8

          17.0

          16.8

          19.1

          19.3

          19.6

          -

          Malta

          14.0

          13.9

          13.0

          14.4

          14.3

          14.7

          -

          14.4

          14.3

          13.7

          12.8

          11.5

          11.8

          12.0

          11.7

          10.7

          Netherlands

          10.0

          10.8

          11.7

          12.4

          13.1

          13.9

          14.6

          15.2

          15.8

          16.6

          17.4

          18.2

          18.6

          19.4

          -

          -

          Norway

          9.1

          9.8

          10.3

          11.0

          11.5

          12.0

          12.2

          13.0

          13.5

          13.7

          14.4

          15.2

          15.6

          16.7

          16.3

          -

          Poland

          8.8

          -

          -

          10.6

          11.1

          10.7

          10.6

          10.2

          9.8

          9.7

          9.3

          9.3

          9.3

          9.0

          9.1

          -

          Portugal

          8.6

          8.8

          8.8

          9.1

          9.5

          10.0

          10.5

          11.1

          11.7

          12.7

          13.2

          14.0

          14.4

          15.1

          15.8

          -

          Romania

          6.6

          5.5

          5.4

          5.0

          5.0

          4.9

          4.8

          4.6

          4.5

          4.6

          4.8

          4.9

          5.4

          6.6

          7.7

          -

          Slovakia

          4.7

          4.8

          5.3

          5.4

          5.6

          5.6

          5.9

          6.1

          6.1

          6.3

          6.7

          7.0

          7.2

          7.3

          7.7

          8.1

          Slovenia

          5.5

          6.0

          6.0

          6.5

          6.5

          7.0

          7.3

          8.1

          8.9

          8.7

          9.6

          9.9

          11.1

          11.1

          11.8

          12.6

          Spain

          10.4

          10.7

          11.2

          11.8

          12.9

          13.8

          14.8

          16.0

          17.3

          18.7

          19.7

          20.8

          21.5

          22.3

          -

          -

          Sweden

          11.6

          11.8

          12.2

          12.6

          13.1

          13.4

          13.9

          14.2

          15.5

          16.3

          17.0

          18.2

          18.0

          19.6

          20.1

          -

          Switzerland

          8.2

          8.5

          8.9

          9.3

          9.9

          10.3

          11.1

          12.0

          13.1

          14.0

          15.0

          16.2

          17.5

          18.4

          19.4

          -

          UK

          8.7

          9.0

          9.6

          10.2

          11.0