Overview
- Respiratory deaths rose to 9,211 in 2024 from 8,801 in 2023, continuing a multi-year climb.
- Diseases of the circulatory system led mortality with 21,262 deaths, up sharply from 15,714 a year earlier.
- Total registered deaths increased to 139,480, pushing the death rate to 6.37 per 1,000 people.
- Live births fell to 306,459 and the birth rate slid to 14 per 1,000, while infant mortality improved to 22.4.
- Officials reported 90,883 medically certified deaths, with figures compiled monthly from about 100 major hospitals covering nearly 70% of births.