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Age

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In connection with vital events, age data refer to the age on the day the event took place. Average age is obtained by adding up the ages of all persons involved in the same event at the time of the …

Age-specific fertility rate

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The age-specific fertility rate indicates the number of live births per 1,000 women of the mean population in the age group in question.

Birth order

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The birth order is determined in two ways: either all births to the mother are taken into account, or only the live births during the present marriage are included.

Births

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'Liveborn' is the term for a newborn who breathes or shows other signs of life after birth.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) definition, 'stillborn' is the…

Country of birth

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All persons entered in the Population Register are indicated a country of birth, which is determined on the basis of the mother's permanent home country at the time of birth. This means, for exa…

Country of birth

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All persons entered in the Population Register are indicated a country of birth, which is determined on the basis of the mother's permanent home country at the time of birth. This means, for exa…

Crude birth rate

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The crude birth rate refers to the number of births per 1,000 persons of the mean population.

Crude fertility rate

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The general fertility rate indicates the number of liveborn children per 1,000 women of the mean population aged 15 to 49.

Educational level

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The data on education are based on Statistics Finland's Register of Completed Education and Degrees.

Six categories are used for the level of education in vital statistics: basic level, u…

Excess of births

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The excess of births, that is, the natural population increase, refers to the
difference between livebirths and deaths.

Gross reproduction rate

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The reproduction of the population refers to a change of a generation into a new one. Reproduction is measured by gross reproduction rates or net reproduction rates that generally indicate the ratio …

Increase of population

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Increase of population is the sum of excess of births over deaths and net immigration.

Language

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Information on language is obtained from the Population Information System. At the same time as parents register the name of their new-born, they also indicate the child's mother tongue. That la…

Level of education

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The category in which education leading to a qualification or degree is divided on the basis of the requirement level.

Note 1: selection to education on a particular level of education often …

Liveborn

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Liveborn is the term for a newborn who breaths or shows other signs of life after birth. Only liveborn children of women living permanently in Finland are taken into account in the population statist…

Marital status

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The information on marital status is derived from the Population Information System of the Population Register Centre. It should be noted that common-law marriage or cohabiting is not a marital statu…

Marital status

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The information on marital status is derived from the Population Information System of the Population Register Centre. It should be noted that common-law marriage or cohabiting is not a marital statu…

Mean population

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The notion of mean population (or average population) refers to the average of the populations of two consecutive years. When a ratio describing some phenomenon is calculated for the statistical year…

Net reproduction rate

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The reproduction of the population refers to a change of a generation into a new one. Reproduction is measured by gross reproduction rates or net reproduction rates that generally indicate the ratio …

Proportion of stillbirths

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The proportion of stillbirths refers to the number of stillborn children per 1,000 liveborn and stillborn children.

Reproduction of the population

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The reproduction of the population refers to a change of a generation into a new one. Reproduction is measured by gross reproduction rates or net reproduction rates that generally indicate the ratio …

Sex

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The information about sex has been obtained from the Population Information System.

Sex/gender

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Data on sex are obtained from the gender entry in the Population Information System maintained by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.

According to the Act that entered into force …

Stillborn

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From 2003 vital statistics onwards, the same national definition is used as in the cause-of-death statistics: 'stillborn' is the term for a newborn with a birth weight of at least 500 g, or…

Total fertility

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The total fertility rate is obtained by adding together fertility rates calculated for one year. This figure refers to the estimated number of children the woman gives birth to, provided that the fer…


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