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