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Office for National Statistics
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Births in England and Wales, 2013
Key Findings
- There were 698,512 live births in England and Wales in 2013, a decrease of 4.3% from 729,674 in 2012.
- In 2013, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) decreased to 1.85 children per woman, from 1.94 in 2012.
- In 2013 the stillbirth rate fell to 4.7 per thousand total births, from 4.9 in 2012.
- The average age of mothers in 2013 increased to 30.0 years, compared with 29.8 years in 2012.
- Over a quarter (26.5%) of live births were to mothers born outside the UK; a small increase compared with 25.9% in 2012.
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