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What Do the Data Tell Us?

0.48% → Ontario stillbirth rate for March 2021 - February 2022  (see the table below for details)

0.47% → Ontario stillbirth rate for 5 years pre-pandemic (March 1, 2015 – February 29, 2020) 

Note: Data for the five years pre-pandemic are presented for comparison.

Number of Live Births and Stillbirths in Ontario, by month: March 2021 - February 2022
Birth MonthTotal BirthsNumber of Live Births:Percent of Total BirthsNumber of Stillbirths:Percent of Total Births
March 2021 12,207 12,147 99.51% 60 0.49%
April 2021 11,399 11,355 99.61% 44 0.39%
May 2021 12,098 12,038 99.50% 60 0.50%
June 2021 12,767 12,721 99.64% 46 0.36%
July 2021 12,938 12,885 99.59% 53 0.41%
August 2021 12,729 12,673 99.56% 56 0.44%
September 2021 12,321 12,249 99.42% 72 0.58%
October 2021 11,978 11,925 99.56% 53 0.44%
November 2021 11,211 11,151 99.46% 60 0.54%
December 2021 10,815 10,756 99.45% 59 0.55%
January 2022 10,784 10,725 99.45% 59 0.55%
February 2022 9,512 9,465 99.51% 47 0.49%
Total 140,759 140,090 99.52% 669 0.48%

Data Source: BORN Ontario, 2021 - 2022 

Definition of Indicator: Number of spontaneous stillbirths (antepartum or intrapartum) among infants born in Ontario, by month. Expressed as a percentage of all infants >=20 weeks gestation or >=500 grams born in Ontario, by month. 

Notes:

  • Data were extracted from the BORN Information System (BIS) on October 1, 2022. Note that data submission to the BIS is both voluntary and open to updates and amendments. This table represents a snapshot of the BIS on the date of data extraction.
  • Stillbirth includes any spontaneous stillbirth that occurred during the antepartum or intrapartum period. 

  • Data submission for some hospital sites is known to be incomplete for the 2021/22 fiscal year. Please use caution in the interpretation of the data.