Córdoba registers twice as many deaths as births despite the rise in birth rates and the fall in mortalityCarlos Lujan
The population pyramid of Córdoba continues in the process of transformation according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, which shows how between January and March of this year the number of births was more than double the number of deaths, despite the fact that there was a increase in birth rates and a drop in mortality.
Thus, during the first three months of the year, 1,368 children were born in the province, 5.92% more than the previous year. This increase breaks the trend of 2023, which until March, with 1,291 births, had experienced a decrease in birth rates of 7.5%. Considering sex, In the first quarter, 662 women and 706 men came into the world.
At the other extreme, the first quarter of the year It left 2,938 deaths in Córdoba, 6.83% less than in 2023, when there were 3,153. At that time, the figure represented a decrease of less than 1%, which reflected the stabilization of the numbers after the spike in deaths that occurred in previous years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Second Andalusian province with the best birth rate
According to data from the INE, Córdoba andIt is the second Andalusian province with the best birth rate data. Only Córdoba and Huelva show positive growth compared to the previous year. The rest of the provinces experienced a decrease in the number of births.
Regarding deaths, Córdoba is average for Andalusia, where all provinces registered a more or less similar drop in the number of deaths between January and March compared to 2023. By gender, deaths almost the same number of men as women, 1,481 and 1,455 respectively.
