MoJ: In 2024, Mortality in Ukraine exceeded birth rate by 2.8 times
Ukraine has the lowest birth rate in the world. Photo: TSN
In 2024, Ukraine recorded 495,090 deaths, which exceeded the number of births (176,780) by 2.8 times, according to a report from the Ministry of Justice on the state registration of civil status acts.
The number of births decreased by 10,710 (5.7%) compared to 2023, while the number of deaths declined by only 0.2% (1,150 cases).
In the second half of 2024, the Ministry of Justice noted a slight positive trend: births increased by 1.6% to 89,020, while deaths decreased by 2.7% to 244,120.
Worst Birth-to-Death Ratios
The most unfavorable birth-to-death ratios were recorded in:
Kherson region (11:1)
Donetsk region (8.5:1)
Zaporizhzhia and Sumy regions (4.7:1)
Kharkiv region (4.5:1)
Chernihiv region (4.4:1)
Best Birth Rates
The best birth rates were observed in:
Rivne region (1.6:1)
Zakarpattia and Volyn regions (1.7:1)
Kyiv (1.8:1)
Chernivtsi region (1.9:1)
Lviv region (2:1)
As previously reported by the UOJ, in the first half of the year, 87,655 births and 250,972 deaths were registered in Ukraine – making it the country with the lowest birth rate in the world.
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