Births decrease in September

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2019-10-14 14:52:37

Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. At the national level in the first 9 months of 2019, 58.1 thousand mothers delivered 58.5 thousand babies (live births), increased by 488 mothers (0.8%) and 563 live births (1.0%) compared to the same period of the previous year. In September 2019, 6541 mothers delivered 6597 babies (live births), decreased by 39 mothers (0.6%) and by 23 live births (0.3%) compared to the previous month.


At national level in the first 9 months of 2019, there were 771 cases of infant mortality, decreased by 24 cases (3.0%), and there were 930 cases of under-five mortality, decreased by 62 cases (6.3%) compared to the same period of previous year. In September 2019, 90 cases of infant mortality were recorded, increased by 8 (9.8%) compared to the previous month, and 110 cases of under-five mortality were recorded, increased by 10 cases (10.0%).


In the first 9 months of 2019, the infant mortality rate was 13, decreased by 1 case, and under-five mortality rate was 16, decreased by 1 case compared to the same period of the previous year. In September 2019, the infant mortality rate was 14, increased by 2 cases, and the under-five mortality rate was 17, increased by 2 cases compared to the previous month.


In the first 9 months of 2019, the maternal mortality was 13 cases, which is equal to the same period of the previous year. Maternal mortality ratio per 100000 live births was 22, which is equal to the same period of the previous year.

 

Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia