In yesterday’s post , a reader pointed out that the number of births reported in 2022 were far less than in 2021, as can be seen in this table:
I had the idea that "women giving birth" might count mothers of twins only once. However, the multiple birth rate for England and Wales is around 1.5%, which stays in the 4-digit range.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/971604/england-and-wales-multiple-birth-rate/
Another fun fact: the numbers for 2021 of women giving birth in the week 35 report are *lower* than in the week 31 report (there, the sum is 529,342).
Yes! Just had the same thought as I walked to lunch, will look at numbers shortly. Thank you!
Thanks for pursuing this!
Igor Chudov has written extensively about the drop in fertility rates post covid. Here's a sample search:
https://igorchudov.substack.com/?sort=search&search=fertility
Thanks, fixed.
I had the idea that "women giving birth" might count mothers of twins only once. However, the multiple birth rate for England and Wales is around 1.5%, which stays in the 4-digit range.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/971604/england-and-wales-multiple-birth-rate/
Another fun fact: the numbers for 2021 of women giving birth in the week 35 report are *lower* than in the week 31 report (there, the sum is 529,342).
Yes! Just had the same thought as I walked to lunch, will look at numbers shortly. Thank you!
Thanks for pursuing this!
Igor Chudov has written extensively about the drop in fertility rates post covid. Here's a sample search:
https://igorchudov.substack.com/?sort=search&search=fertility
Thanks, fixed.