Here's a reality that is changing the planet: Births are declining across the globe as people opt for different parenting choices amid evolving family dynamics. From the U.S. to Singapore, the global ...

The number of babies born in Scotland fell to record low levels last year, with fertility rates also dropping.

In states with abortion bans, birth rates increased after Roe was overturned. Infant mortality rates also rose in these same states. The greatest differences were seen among marginalized women. In 14 ...

Kerala has the lowest infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country with 5 per 1,000 births, data from the Sample Registration ...

The sex ratio in Delhi declined to 920 females per thousand males in 2024 as compared to 922 in the previous year, according ...

Kolkata: Bengal's urban birth rate at 11 live births per 1,000 people is the lowest among bigger states in the country while its rural birth rate at 15.3 is the fifth lowest.The state's overall birth ...

Goa's crude birth rate is the second lowest in India at 10.8, according to the 2023 Sample Registration System report, indicating a slowing population ...

It’s a swing and a miss from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who earlier this week directed his department to prioritize projects in communities that have birth rates higher than the ...