Live birth statistics from England and Wales compiled by the Office for National Statistics. The data includes breakdowns by maternal marital status, first live births within marriage by marriage duration, and live births within marriage by mother's age and number of previous children. It is designated as National Statistics.
Use Cases
- Analyze fertility trends based on maternal marital status.
- Study the relationship between marriage duration and first births within marriage.
- Model maternal age distribution and parity (number of previous children) for births within marriage.
Strengths
- Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards.
- Source agency is the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Office for National Statistics
- Collection Method
- Birth registrations.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:29.849688; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- England and Wales