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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Births and maternity Stats

Definitions

  • Abortion > Legal abortions total: Legally induced abortions by urban/rural residence of woman.
  • Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people: Legally induced abortions by urban/rural residence of woman. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • All births of boys: Live births by sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Crude birth rate: Country's crude birth rate. The crude birth rate is the number of live births for every 1,000 people.
  • Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Maternal death rate: Number of mothers who died giving birth, out of 100,000 births.
  • Number of births: Total number of live births. A live birth refers to a birth after which the baby shows signs of life, however, if the baby dies after showing signs of life, it is still considered a live birth.
  • Number of births per thousand people: Total number of live births. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Single births: Number of births, in which one child was born.
  • Teenage birth rate: Percentage of females aged 15-19 who give birth, out of all females the same age in the country.
  • Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • Triplet births per million people: Number of births, in which three children were born. A mother giving birth to triplets is counted as one birth. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Twin births: Number of births, in which two children were born. A mother giving birth to twins is counted as one birth.
  • Twin births per million people: Number of births, in which two children were born. A mother giving birth to twins is counted as one birth. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Abortion > Legal abortions total 5,538 2006 42nd out of 54
Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 1.46 2006 45th out of 52
All births of boys 23,443 2008 61st out of 101
Average age of mother at childbirth 25.9 2008 23th out of 23
Crude birth rate 11.6 2008 21st out of 21
Future births 25.91 2100 141st out of 196
Maternal death rate 20 per 100,000 live births 2010 133th out of 178
Number of births 45,675 2008 15th out of 21
Number of births per thousand people 12.14 2008 19th out of 19
Single births 44,708 2008 41st out of 60
Teenage birth rate 54.5 2008 16th out of 92
Total fertility rate 1.84% 2100 133th out of 196
Triplet births per million people 9.04 2008 20th out of 50
Twin births 932 2008 38th out of 58
Twin births per million people 247.82 2008 37th out of 58

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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