Figure 12.1.2: Live births by urban/rural area of residence
Total count, Middlesex-London, 2006 to 2017
Source:
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Date Extracted: Oct 4, 2018Note:
Some birth records (1–2%) had incomplete or invalid postal codes for maternal residence and thus could not be classified as urban or rural
The annual number of live births among the rural population of Middlesex-London ranged between 511 and 572 from 2006 to 2017. On average, rural births made up 11.4% of live births in Middlesex-London each year.