Birth rate declines

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2017-08-17 15:57:58
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ In the first seven months of this year, 41,977 mothers gave birth and live births were 42,245 compared with previous year, child birth 3629 (8.0%) and live birth 3571 (7.8%) decreased, respectively.

In the first 7 months 2017, infant mortality and under-five mortality rates have decreased by 32.8% and 32.9%, respectively.

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births reached 14 in first seven months of this year, indicating a drop by six newborns and under-five mortality was recorded to be 17, a drop by 6 children, compared with the same period of the previous year.