Number and percentage change of live births and deaths 2020 and 2021 Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: While the country may have expected a baby boom this year due to the implementation of the movement control order, the number of births in the country instead saw a sharp decline in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
Based on the demographic data released today, there was a significant 10.8% drop or 102,969 decrease in babies born in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year.
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