66% of births in 2024 were first-borns; birth spacing for majority now 36 months

NEW DELHI: Nearly two-thirds of all live births in India - 66.4% - were first-born children, while the fourth child and births thereafter dwindled to barely 3.5%, shows the 2024 Sample Registration System Statistical Report. On birth spacing, a critical factor for maternal health and child development, the data shows that 53.5% of second or later births occurred 36 months or later after the previous birth.

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