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| Quarter of babies born to foreign mothers in England and Wales | Quarter of babies born to foreign mothers in England and Wales |
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| More than a quarter of babies born in England and Wales in 2016 were to foreign mothers - the highest level on record, official figures show. | More than a quarter of babies born in England and Wales in 2016 were to foreign mothers - the highest level on record, official figures show. |
| This figure has increased every year since 1990 to the current 28%. | This figure has increased every year since 1990 to the current 28%. |
| Data from the Office for National Statistics also shows more women in their 40s are giving birth than women aged under 20. | |
| This is the second year in a row this has happened - a pattern last recorded in 1947. | This is the second year in a row this has happened - a pattern last recorded in 1947. |
| Fertile 40s | |
| The fertility rate for women aged 40 and over has now trebled since 1990, to 15.9 babies born per 1,000 women in that age group. | |
| The rate at which women in their 30s are having babies has been on the rise since the 1980s. | |
| In contrast, among women under 20 and aged 20-24, fertility rates are now at their lowest level since 1938. | |
| The proportion of all live births to mothers born outside the UK stood at 11.6% at the start of the 1990s. | The proportion of all live births to mothers born outside the UK stood at 11.6% at the start of the 1990s. |
| The ONS says one of the reasons for the increase since then is that fertility levels are generally higher among foreign-born women. | The ONS says one of the reasons for the increase since then is that fertility levels are generally higher among foreign-born women. |
| The overall number of live births in England and Wales decreased slightly last year, to just under 700,000. | The overall number of live births in England and Wales decreased slightly last year, to just under 700,000. |
| The average age of mothers in 2016 increased to 30.4 years, compared with 30.3 years in 2015. | The average age of mothers in 2016 increased to 30.4 years, compared with 30.3 years in 2015. |
| Stillbirth decrease | Stillbirth decrease |
| There was a small decrease in the number of deaths - 525,048 - registered in England and Wales last year, following a large increase in 2015. | There was a small decrease in the number of deaths - 525,048 - registered in England and Wales last year, following a large increase in 2015. |
| But the number of deaths among people aged 65 to 74 increased, possibly due to those born in the baby boom immediately after World War Two moving into old age. | But the number of deaths among people aged 65 to 74 increased, possibly due to those born in the baby boom immediately after World War Two moving into old age. |
| The figures for children dying from asthma were lower than last year, though Asthma UK says the level of boys dying from the condition is the highest since 2004. | The figures for children dying from asthma were lower than last year, though Asthma UK says the level of boys dying from the condition is the highest since 2004. |
| In 2016, the stillbirth rate decreased to 4.4 per 1,000 total births, the lowest rate since 1992. | In 2016, the stillbirth rate decreased to 4.4 per 1,000 total births, the lowest rate since 1992. |