Age of mothers
In 2018, among Indigenous women who gave birth (13,754 women):
- 12% (1,638) were aged under 20.
- 32% (4,332) were aged 20–24.
- A higher proportion were aged under 30 (72%), compared with non-Indigenous women (38%) (Figure MB 1a).
Among Indigenous women who gave birth between 2010 and 2018:
- The proportion aged under 20 decreased from 20% to 12%.
- The proportion aged 25–29 increased from 24% to 29%.
- The proportion aged 35–39 and 40 and over remained relatively unchanged (Figure MB 1b).
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