Live births in Malaysia drop 10.2% in second quarter of 2024


PUTRAJAYA: The country’s live birth rate decreased by 10.2 per cent to 100,732 in the second quarter of 2024, compared to 112,197 births in the same period last year, according to the Demographic Statistics released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said male babies outnumbered females at 51,759 to 48,973 births.

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