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Ministry of Health
VITAL STATISTICS INFORMATION BOX
BIRTHS BY MOTHER'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH
AND DEATHS BY DECEDENT'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH

BRITISH COLUMBIA 1998

Area Province/Country Births Deaths
Canada Total 28,873 18,226
  British Columbia 19,079 6,642
  Alberta 2,650 2,520
  Ontario 3,059 2,019
  Saskatchewan 1,120 3,508
  Manitoba 1,081 2,155
  Quebec 855 627
  Nova Scotia 338 311
  New Brunswick 222 220
  Newfoundland 262 108
  Yukon 83 21
  Prince Edward Island 43 49
  Northwest Territories 9 3
  Unknown Province 72 43
North and Central America Total (excluding Canada) 1,291 997
  United States 831 922
  Other North and Central American Countries 460 75
South America Total 232 41
Europe Total 2,379 6,528
  England 739 2,188
  Scotland 141 767
  Other United Kingdom 146 355
  Germany 230 582
  Former USSR 121 439
  Scandanavian Countries 69 452
  Poland 167 303
  Holland 109 347
  Italy 63 298
  Yugoslavia 164 157
  Other European Countries 430 640
Asia and the Middle East Total 8,496 1,654
  India 2,895 393
  China 1,291 694
  Philippines 1,119 108
  Hong Kong 923 99
  Vietnam 566 50
  Taiwan 383 23
  Other Asian and Middle Eastern Countries 1,319 287
Africa Total 484 100
Oceania Total 530 124
  Fiji 340 65
  Other Oceanic Countries 190 59
Unknown 903 121
TOTAL   43,188 27,791

Note: Births includes live births plus stillbirths. Non-residents are excluded.