South Africa records 1M live birth registrations in 2022 with high rates in populated provinces

South Africa’s national statistics agency (Statistics South Africa, or Stats SA) has indicated that the rate of live birth registration in some of the country’s densely populated provinces was high in 2022 high, despite a number of challenges hindering the process.

According to the government agency in charge of producing and managing statistics, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) registered almost one million births in the course of 2022.

With an estimated population of 61.4 million, the country is said …

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