Key Messages
Overall Results
Trends Over Time
Technical Notes
Key Messages
- In 2022, there were nearly 5,700 live births among residents of Simcoe Muskoka.
- The crude birth rate in Simcoe Muskoka has remained relatively stable from 2013 to 2022, apart from 2021, which had a significantly higher crude birth rate compared with 2020. The crude birth rate in Ontario has decreased between 2013 and 2022.
- Until more recently, the crude birth rate in Simcoe Muskoka has been lower than that of Ontario. In 2022, the crude birth rate in Simcoe Muskoka was significantly higher in Simcoe Muskoka than in Ontario.
Overall Results
In 2022, there were nearly 5,700 live births among residents of Simcoe Muskoka, including births occurring in the hospital, home and community setting. In 2021, Simcoe Muskoka had the highest number of babies born in the past 10 years with approximately 5,900 live births.
Trends Over Time
The crude birth rate in Simcoe Muskoka has remained relatively stable from 2013 to 2022, apart from 2021, which had a significantly higher crude birth rate compared with 2020. The crude birth rate in Ontario has been decreasing from 2013 to 2022.
The crude birth rate in Simcoe Muskoka has generally been lower than that of Ontario from 2013 to 2020. However, in recent years, the crude birth rate in Simcoe Muskoka was similar to Ontario in 2021 and significantly higher than Ontario in 2022.
Technical Notes
- The crude birth rate is influenced by the age structure of the population and will be higher among populations with more women of reproductive age.
- To account for different age structures in different populations, see the page on fertility rates.
- The data on this page are from the Better Outcomes Registry Network (BORN) and represent live births among residents of Simcoe Muskoka that occurred at home, in the hospital or birth centre.
Last Updated: July 10, 2023