Overview
- Official data report 9,211 deaths from respiratory diseases in 2024, up from 8,801 in 2023.
- Circulatory diseases remained the leading cause of death with 21,262 fatalities, rising from 15,714 a year earlier.
- Total deaths increased to 139,480 as the death rate climbed to 6.37 per 1,000 population from 6.16 in 2023.
- Live births declined to 306,459, reflecting a lower birth rate of 14 per 1,000 compared with 14.66 the previous year.
- Deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases fell to 16,060, while 90,883 deaths were medically certified and the infant mortality rate improved to 22.4 per 1,000 live births.