Birth rate decreases in January

Society
unurzul@montsame.mn
2019-02-15 16:46:00

Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ In January 2019, 5956 mothers delivered 6001 babies (live births), decreased by 277 mothers or 4.4% and 270 live births or 4.3% compared to the same period of the previous year. In January 2019, there were 112 cases of infant mortality, increased by 16 cases (16.7%), and 139 cases of under-five mortality, increased by 26 cases (23.0%) compared to the same period of the previous year.

In January 2019, infant mortality rate per 1000 live births were 19, increased by 4 compared to the same period of the previous year, and under-five mortality rate per 1000 live birth were 23, increased by 5 compared to the same period of the previous year.

In January 2019, maternal mortality was 3, increased by 2 compared to the same period of the previous year. Maternal mortality ratio per 100 000 live births were 50, increased by 34 compared to the same period of the previous year.

 

Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia