Country's birth rate slips to a decade low
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Malaysia's live birth rate has slipped to a decade low with Penang recording the lowest fertility rate in the country.
According to the Department of Statistics, Malaysia's live births were at 487,957 in 2019, down 2.8 percent compared to the previous year.
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