Birth and mortality rates decline in Armenia
30,477 children were born in Armenia in the first nine months of 2013, head of Census and Demography Division of the National Statistical Service Karine Kuyumjyan told a press conference in Yerevan, adding that it marks a 1.9 % decrease compared to the same period of last year (31,055).
Mortality also declined in Armenia in the first nine months of 2013: 20,268 deaths were registered, compared to 20,898 in the same period of 2012. Infant mortality decreased by about 13%: 303 infant deaths were registered in the mentioned period.