Table 3 Characteristics of women who gave birth in Norway 1986–2005 by country of birth
Pakistan (%) | Vietnam (%) | Somalia (%) | Sri Lanka (%) | Philippines (%) | Iraq (%) | Thailand (%) | Afghanistan (%) | Norway (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of births | 11351 | 6169 | 5410 | 4933 | 4662 | 3829 | 3204 | 665 | 1062744 |
Mother’s age at delivery | |||||||||
<20 | 357 (3.1) | 158 (2.6) | 193 (3.6) | 57 (1.2) | 61 (1.3) | 157 (4.1) | 84 (2.6) | 22 (3.3) | 36847 (3.5) |
20-24 | 3478 (30.6) | 1446 (23.4) | 1189 (22.0) | 844 (17.1) | 703 (15.1) | 868 (22.7) | 634 (19.8) | 201 (30.2) | 213680 (20.1) |
25-29 | 3979 (35.0) | 2201 (35.7) | 1836 (33.9) | 1835 (37.2) | 1498 (32.1) | 1336 (34.9) | 1059 (33.0) | 240 (36.1) | 385434 (36.3) |
30-34 | 2353 (20.7) | 1560 (25.3) | 1438 (26.6) | 1542 (31.3) | 1483 (31.8) | 984 (25.7) | 880 (27.5) | 135(20.3) | 300206 (28.25) |
≥35 | 1184 (10.4) | 804 (13.0) | 754 (13.9) | 655 (13.3) | 917 (19.7) | 484 (12.6) | 547 (17.1) | 67 (10.1) | 126577 (11.9) |
Plurality | |||||||||
Singleton | 11087 (97.7) | 6082 (98.6) | 5276 (97.5) | 4821 (97.7) | 4579 (98.2) | 3713 (97.0) | 3123 (97.5) | 649 (97.6) | 1029500 (96.9) |
Multiple | 264 (2.3) | 87 (1.4) | 134 (2.5) | 112 (2.3) | 83 (1.8) | 116 (3.0) | 81 (2.5) | 16 (2.4) | 33244 (3.1) |
Parity | |||||||||
0 | 3372 (29.7) | 2334 (37.8) | 1332 (24.6) | 2147 (43.5) | 2153 (46.2) | 1371 (35.8) | 1283 (40.0) | 214 (32.2) | 443383 (41.7) |
1 | 2882 (25.4) | 1956 (31.7) | 1168 (21.6) | 1810 (36.7) | 1655 (35.5) | 1029 (26.9) | 1188 (37.1) | 160 (24.1) | 379166 (35.7) |
2 | 2323 (20.5) | 1052 (17.0) | 971 (17.9) | 779 (15.8) | 602 (12.9) | 605 (15.8) | 518 (16.2) | 122 (18.3) | 177436 (16.7) |
3+ | 2773 (24.4) | 827 (13.4) | 1939 (35.8) | 197 (3.9) | 252 (5.4) | 824 (21.5) | 215 (6.7) | 169 (25.4) | 62759 (5.9) |
Year of birth | |||||||||
1986-1990 | 2368 (20.9) | 957 (15.5) | 135 (2.5) | 378 (7.7) | 940 (20.2) | 50 (1.3) | 312 (9.7) | 11 (1.6) | 269187 (25.3) |
1991-1995 | 2595 (22.8) | 1676 (27.2) | 762 (14.1) | 1114 (22.6) | 1010 (21.7) | 242 (6.3) | 543 (16.9) | 76 (11.4) | 278956 (26.2) |
1996-2000 | 2959 (26.1) | 1717 (27.8) | 1569 (29.0) | 1771(35.9) | 1193 (25.6) | 935(24.4) | 799 (24.9) | 90 (13.5) | 268455 (25.3) |
2001-2005 | 3429 (30.2) | 1819 (29.5) | 2944 (54.4) | 1670 (33.8) | 1519 (32.6) | 2602 (68.0) | 1550 (48.4) | 488 (73.4) | 246146 (23.2) |
Gestational age at birth | |||||||||
<37 weeks | 1661 (14.6) | 1041 (16.9) | 642 (11.8) | 599 (12.1) | 674 (14.5) | 406 (10.6) | 449 (14.0) | 67 (10.1) | 135453 (12.7) |
≥ 37 weeks | 9690 (85.4) | 5128 (83.1) | 4768 (88.1) | 4334 (87.8) | 3988 (85.5) | 3423 (89.4) | 2755 (86.0) | 598 (89.9) | 927291 (87.3) |