Baptisms and thanksgivings

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* Infant

 * Baptisms * Baptisms        
Live * Infant  

baptism rates

 of children of other * Baptisms

Thanksgivings
births baptisms per 1000 1 to 12 yrs persons Total under 1 1+ Total
Year 000s 000s live births 000s 000s 000s 000s 000s 000s
                             
1900 868 564 650

Figures not available

 575

Figures not available
1910 831 573 689 " " 589 " " "
1920 891 604 678 " " 615 " " "
1930 607 424 699 " " 434 " " "
1940 570 365 641 " " 375 " " "
1950 657 441 672 "   " 450 " " "
1960 744 412 554 " " 422 " " "
1970 745 347 466 "   " 355 " " "
1980 621 226 365 " " 266 " " "
1990 670 184 275 35

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 228 " " "
1991 661 180 272 36 9 225 " " "
1992 655 170 260 37 9 216 " " "
1993 639 160 251 37 8 206 " " "
1994 632 157 249 38 8 204 " " "
1995 616 148 240 38 8 194 " " "
1996 617 141 229 39 8 188 " " "
1997 610 139 228 40 8 187 " " "
1998 610 129 211 39 8 177 " " "
1999 592 126 212 43 10 179 " " "
2000 576 114 198 38 8 161 6 1 7
2001 566 107 188 38 8 153 5 2 7
2002 569 103 181 40 8 151 5 2 7
2003 592 99 167 37 8 144 5 2 7
2004   610   97   159   38   9 144 6 2 8
2005 610 93 153 39 9 141 5 2 7

Note:   *  The infant baptism figures for 1980 and later years are not directly comparable with those of previous years, because from 1978 
            the returns have specified infant baptisms as those under one year of age in order to relate more realistically to live births.