This statistic shows the number of live births in England and Wales from 1970 to 2017, by age group of mother. Throughout this time period there has been quite a considerable drop in the number of women aged 20-24 years giving birth, declining from approximately 290 thousand in 1970 to 97 thousand births in 2017. There was also a decrease in live births from teenage mothers, from 81 thousand instances in 1970 to 20 thousand in 2015. In fact the number of women aged 40 years and over have surpassed the rate of teenage mothers.
Number of live births in England and Wales from 1970 to 2017, by age group of mother
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 18, 2018). Number of live births in England and Wales from 1970 to 2017, by age group of mother [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of live births in England and Wales from 1970 to 2017, by age group of mother." Chart. July 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Number of live births in England and Wales from 1970 to 2017, by age group of mother. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Live Births in England and Wales from 1970 to 2017, by Age Group of Mother." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of live births in England and Wales from 1970 to 2017, by age group of mother Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/ (last visited February 28, 2020)
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