Figure 12.1.4: Live births by rural/urban area of residence
Rate per 1,000 population, Middlesex-London, 2011 and 2016
Source:
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Date Extracted: Oct 4, 2018 & Population Estimates, Date Extracted: May 11, 2018, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH OntarioNote:
Some birth records (1–2%) had incomplete or invalid postal codes for maternal residence and thus could not be classified as urban or rural
In Middlesex-London, the birth rate was significantly higher in the rural population compared to the urban population in 2011 and 2016. In 2016, the birth rate for the rural population was 11.7 per 1,000 population compared to 9.6 per 1,000 population in the urban population.