SABAH ranked as the top state with the most babies born out of wedlock with 41,490 infants, followed by Selangor with 18,983.
These figures were part of 152,182 illegitimate babies recorded nationwide from 2008 to last year, Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Heng Sai Kie said.
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