The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has just released 2009 statistics which reported on the changing age of Australian women who are giving birth. Some of the more interesting statistics which were reported are as follows:
- 13.7% of first time mothers are over the age of 35 years. Compared to the previous data which was taken in 2000, this is an increase of 3.4% of the total births.
- the average age of Australian women giving birth is now over the age of 30 years.
- 22.8% of women giving birth are over the age of 35. From the 2000 data, this has increased by 5.7% of the total births.
- 4% of Australian women who are giving birth are over the age of 40 years. In 2009, 2.9% of births involved a woman over the age of 40.
- 3.6% of the total births in 2009 were the product of ART (Assisted Reproductive Therapy).
