{"id":4437,"date":"2024-06-14T01:34:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T01:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4437"},"modified":"2024-06-14T01:34:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T01:34:08","slug":"kerala-sees-decades-worst-live-births-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/kerala-sees-decades-worst-live-births-dip\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala sees decade&#8217;s worst live births dip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Live births in<u>Kerala<\/u>recorded the highest drop in a decade in 2021, showed civil registration figures given by the local self-government department. The number of live births dipped by 71,000 between 2020 and 2021, and for the first time in the past decade, the state&#8217;s live births went below four lakh.<\/p>\n<p>Ernakulam was the lone exception among the districts. While live births decreased by 1,000 to 16,000 in other districts, in Ernakulam it increased from 26,190 in 2020 to 27,751 in 2021. The steepest drop was evident in<u>Malappuram<\/u>,<u>Kannur<\/u>and<u>Kozhikode<\/u>, which recorded a decline of 18%, 22% and 26%, respectively. Districts like Trivandrum,<u>Kollam<\/u>and<u>Thrissur<\/u>recorded a decline of 5,000 to 6,000. Over the past 10 years in Kerala, live birth rate has shown marginal variations between years. Officials involved in registration of vital events said delayed registration <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> could not be taken into account while calculating live births in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live births inKeralarecorded the highest drop in a decade in 2021, showed civil registration figures given by the local self-government department. 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