Health > Births and maternity Stats: compare key data on China & North Korea
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- Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
- Caesarean birth rate: Percentage of live births that are delivered through a cesarean section, more commonly referred to as a c-section.
- 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.
- Future births per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
- 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.
- Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Children's Fund. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population 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 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 Population Division. Source tables