At 59,995, India Welcomes Highest Number Of Babies New Year's Day

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59,995 Births Recorded In India On Jan 1; Highest Among All Countries

Making a record, India accounted for 59,995 births out of global figure of approximate 3,71,504 baby births on the New Year’s Day. The data provided by UNICEF revealed that birth figures of China (35,615), Nigeria (21,439) and Pakistan (14,161) followed India. Marking its palladium anniversary this year, UNICEF said, "The children born today enter a world far different than even a year ago". UNICEF urged countries to build safer and healthier… read-more

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 - 10:25 AM / by Archita chakraborty

Tags: Newborn, India, UNICEF, population, Henrietta Fore, UN, China

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