Health > Births and maternity Stats: compare key data on British Virgin Islands & United States
Definitions
- All births of boys: Live births by sex and urban/rural residence.
- All births of girls: 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.
- Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
- 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.
- Quadruplet and quintuplet births: Number of births, in which four or five children were born. A mother giving birth to quadruplets or quintuplets is counted as one birth.
- 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.
- Twin births: Number of births, in which two children were born. A mother giving birth to twins is counted as one birth.
SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables
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