Pregnancy in the United Kingdom

Statistics report on pregnancy in the United Kingdom

Pregnancy in the United Kingdom

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about pregnancy in the United Kingdom. Included in this report are statistics on the number of live births in the UK and the rate of teenage pregnancy.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Crude birth rate in the UK 1938-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of live births in the UK 1887-2021
  • Premium Statistic Live births in England and Wales 2021, by age of mother
  • Basic Statistic Conception rate by age in England and Wales 1990-2021
  • Basic Statistic Pregnancies in England and Wales by marital status 2004-2021
  • Premium Statistic Crude birth rate in Scotland 1855-2021
  • Premium Statistic Crude birth rate Northern Ireland 1971-2021

Teenage pregnancy

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  • Basic Statistic Number of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales 1990-2021
  • Basic Statistic Scotland: number of teenage conceptions 2020-2021, by age of mother
  • Basic Statistic Scotland: rate of teenage conceptions 2000-2021, by outcome
  • Basic Statistic Teenage pregnancies in England and Wales ending in abortion 2004 to 2022
  • Basic Statistic Abortion rate of pregnancies of under 16 year olds in England and Wales 2004 to 2021

NHS Maternity statistics

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  • Basic Statistic Maternities in National Health Service hospitals in England 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of maternal deliveries in NHS hospitals in England 2021/22, by age
  • Basic Statistic Childbirth: method of onset of labor in England 2021/22
  • Basic Statistic Childbirth: person conducting delivery in England 2021/22
  • Basic Statistic Place of maternity in hospital in England 2021/22
  • Basic Statistic Childbirth: method of delivery in NHS hospitals in England 2021/22
  • Basic Statistic Antenatal length of stay in hospitals in England 2021/22
  • Basic Statistic Postnatal length of stay in hospitals in England 2021/22
  • Basic Statistic Childbirth: method of delivery in NHS hospitals in Scotland 2020/21

Abortions

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  • Basic Statistic Legal abortions performed in England and Wales 2000-2021
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales 1990-2021
  • Basic Statistic Procuring illegal abortion offences in England and Wales 2002-2023
  • Basic Statistic Abortion rate in Scotland 2022, by age of woman
  • Basic Statistic Scotland: abortion rate in 2022, by deprivation quintile
  • Basic Statistic Northern Ireland: termination of pregnancies 2008-2022

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