What's the most common day of the week for babies to be born?

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Right now the results for this graph are pretty flat, but the most common day for a baby to be born was Friday. I guess they want to show up in time for weekend parties. The least common day for a baby to be born was Saturday. Maybe they're afraid their first hours will be seen by too many visiting weekend relatives?

Data table

Percentages are based on the total (17653).
Weekday% Spontaneous%induced
Sunday9.4%1.5%
Monday10.3%3.1%
Tuesday10.1%3.8%
Wednesday10%3.6%
Thursday11.9%4.2%
Friday16.8%3.6%
Saturday9.4%2.3%

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