1994 babies born in Artsakh in 2019
A total of 1994 babies were born in the maternity hospitals of the Republic of Artsakh in 2019, the country’s healthcare ministry reported on Friday. Of them, 1015 are boys and 979 – girls. The ministry said 81 children were born at Armenia’s medical centers. Thus, the total birth rate stood at 2073 in 2019.
In Artsakh, 1698 of the babies were born at Stepanakert's Maternal and Child Health Center. 159 babies were born in Martakert, 88 – in Martuni, 36– in Hadrut, 9 – in Shahumyan and 4– in Kashatagh.
To compare with the number of babies born in 2018 the figure is down by 255 babies.