Thiruvananthapuram: Live Birth Kerala 2021 saw the steepest decline in a decade, civil registration figures provided by the local self-government department showed. The number of live births declined by 71,000 between 2020 and 2021, and for the first time in the past decade, the state’s live births have dropped below four lakh.
Ernakulam districts were the lone exception. While live births decreased from 1,000 to 16,000 in other districts, in Ernakulam it increased from 26,190 in 2020 to 27,751 in 2021. was evident in the sharpest decline Malappuram, transgender And Kozhikode, which registered a decline of 18%, 22% and 26% respectively. Districts like Trivandrum, kollam And Thrissur A decline of 5,000 to 6,000 was recorded. In the last 10 years in Kerala, the live birth rate has shown a slight variation between the years. Officials involved in the registration of important events said that the delayed registration cannot be taken into account while computing the live births in the state.
“In Kerala, the kiosk-based registration system for institutional deliveries ensures one of the highest percentage of birth registrations in India and that too within the stipulated time period of 21 days,” said Thresyamma Antony, chief registrar of births and deaths.
reproductive child health officer national health mission And obstetricians said that COVID-19 was a major factor in reducing the total number of births.
Ernakulam districts were the lone exception. While live births decreased from 1,000 to 16,000 in other districts, in Ernakulam it increased from 26,190 in 2020 to 27,751 in 2021. was evident in the sharpest decline Malappuram, transgender And Kozhikode, which registered a decline of 18%, 22% and 26% respectively. Districts like Trivandrum, kollam And Thrissur A decline of 5,000 to 6,000 was recorded. In the last 10 years in Kerala, the live birth rate has shown a slight variation between the years. Officials involved in the registration of important events said that the delayed registration cannot be taken into account while computing the live births in the state.
“In Kerala, the kiosk-based registration system for institutional deliveries ensures one of the highest percentage of birth registrations in India and that too within the stipulated time period of 21 days,” said Thresyamma Antony, chief registrar of births and deaths.
reproductive child health officer national health mission And obstetricians said that COVID-19 was a major factor in reducing the total number of births.
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