Deaths in Ukraine to be nearly three times higher than births by 2024

(CLO) Ukraine will record 495,090 deaths in 2024, nearly three times the number of births, according to new data released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice .

In 2024, Ukraine recorded 176,679 births, down 5.7% from 2023. The mortality rate also decreased slightly by 0.2% compared to the previous year.

The capital Kiev had the highest number of newborns with 19,706, followed by Lviv Oblast with 15,642 and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with 14,029. In terms of mortality, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ranked first with 53,268, followed by Kiev with 35,528 and Kharkiv Oblast with 34,883.

Along with that, Ukraine recorded 150,201 marriages in 2024, of which Kiev had the highest number of marriages (20,862), and was also the place with the highest number of divorces with 4,407 records.

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The Russia-Ukraine conflict, now in its third year, has caused heavy casualties on both sides. The number of dead and wounded is difficult to assess because neither Ukraine nor Russia has publicly disclosed their losses.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice data covers only Ukrainian-controlled regions, excluding Russian-occupied territories such as Crimea, Luhansk, as well as parts of Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

In 2021, before the conflict broke out, Ukraine recorded 273,772 births.

Amid ongoing fighting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to negotiate directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring peace .

However, the Kremlin dismissed this possibility, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov calling it "empty talk". Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said he would speak to Mr Putin soon.

Ngoc Anh (according to Newsweek, Kyiv Independent)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/so-ca-tu-vong-o-ukraine-cao-gan-gap-ba-lan-so-ca-sinh-vao-nam-2024-post333252.html