7,055 children born and 11,024 people lose their lives in February
In February 2021, 7,055 children were born and 11,024 people died according to preliminary data. Compared to February 2020 the number of live births and that of deaths was nearly the same. 4,096 couples got married, which was 9.3% less compared to the same period of the previous year. In terms of the trends of vital events in the last twelve months, i.e. between March 2020 and February 2021, the number of births was 1.2% and that of deaths 13% higher and the number of marriages 3.6% lower compared to the same period one year earlier.
In February 2021:
A total of 7,055 children were born, which was merely 2 new-born babies fewer than in February 2020. 2020 was a leap-year, therefore, the period examined was one day shorter this year. The leap-day-adjusted number of births in February rose by 3.5% compared to the same month of the previous year.
11,024 people lost their lives, which was 1.0% less or 116 fewer than a year earlier.1 After leap-day adjustment, the number of deaths in February was 2.5% higher than in the previous year.
The number of deaths slightly decreased, while that of births remained approximately the same, as a result of which the natural decrease went down by 2.8% and was 3,969 as opposed to 4,083 in February 2020. The leap-day-adjusted natural decrease in February grew slightly, by 0.7%.
The number of marriages decreased; 4,096 couples got married, which was 9.3% less or 419 fewer than in February 2020. According to leap-day-adjusted data, the decrease in the number of marriages in February was lower, 6.0%.
In January–February 2021:
14,390 children were born, which was 762 fewer or 5.0% less than the number of births in January–February 2020. Within this, the number of live births was 9.4% less in January and almost the same in February compared to the corresponding months of 2020. The leap-day-adjusted number of births in January–February went down less, by 3.4% compared to the same period of the previous year.
The total fertility rate was estimated at 1.52 per female, compared with 1.55 for the first two months of 2020.
There were 24,419 deaths, 6.5% or 1,499 more than one year earlier. 14% more people died in January and according to the current data 1.0% less in February compared to a year earlier. After leap-day adjustment, the growth in the number of deaths was larger, 8.3% in this period.
As a result of the increase in the number of deaths and the decline in the number of births, the natural decrease was 10,029 as opposed to 7,768 in the first two months of 2020, which was a rise of 29%, or, according to leap-day-adjusted data, 31% compared to the same period of the previous year.
6,877 couples got married, which was 6.8% less or 501 fewer than one year earlier. 2.9% less marriages were registered for January and 9.3% less for February than for the corresponding months of 2020. The leap-day-adjusted decline in the number of marriages was lower, 4.8% in this period.
There were 9.2 live births and 15.5 deaths per thousand population. The rate of live births was 0.3 per mille point lower and that of deaths 1.2 per mille points higher compared to the period of January–February 2020, as a result of which the rate of natural decrease was up by 1.5 per mille points to 6.4 per mille. The number of infant deaths was 3.0 per thousand live births in the first two months of 2021, which was a decline of 0.4 per mille point compared to January–February of the previous year. The marriage rate was 4.4 per mille, 0.2 per mille point less compared to the value in the same period of 2020.
Main data on vital events, January–February 2021
| Vital events | Number | Change compared to same period of previous year, % | Per thousand population | Change compared to same period of previous year, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live births | 14 390 | –5.0 | 9.2 | –3.3 |
| Deaths | 24 419 | 6.5 | 15.5 | 8.5 |
| Infant deaths | 43 | –17.3 | 3.0a) | –12.9 |
| Natural increase/decrease | –10 029 | 29.1 | –6.4 | 31.5 |
| Marriages | 6 877 | –6.8 | 4.4 | –5.1 |
a) Per thousand live births.