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Health > Births and maternity > Number of births: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total number of live births. A live birth refers to a birth after which the baby shows signs of life, however, if the baby dies after showing signs of life, it is still considered a live birth.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IndiaIndia 27.06 million 2010
2 ChinaChina 16.04 million 2011
3 NigeriaNigeria 5.97 million 2007
4 IndonesiaIndonesia 4.81 million 2006
5 PakistanPakistan 4.43 million 2005
6 United StatesUnited States 4.13 million 2009
7 BangladeshBangladesh 3.67 million 2005
8 BrazilBrazil 3.14 million 2008
9 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.8 million 2009
10 EgyptEgypt 2.26 million 2010
11 MexicoMexico 2.24 million 2008
12 PhilippinesPhilippines 2.13 million 2007
13 RussiaRussia 1.79 million 2010
14 TanzaniaTanzania 1.61 million 2008
15 VietnamVietnam 1.52 million 2009
16 UgandaUganda 1.41 million 2010
17 KenyaKenya 1.3 million 2007
18 IranIran 1.3 million 2008
19 TurkeyTurkey 1.24 million 2010
20 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.09 million 2009
21 JapanJapan 1.07 million 2010
22 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.06 million 2007
23 MozambiqueMozambique 973,056 2010
24 SudanSudan 893,772 2008
25 AlgeriaAlgeria 887,810 2010
26 IraqIraq 848,143 2005
27 ColombiaColombia 821,773 2009
28 BurmaBurma 811,644 2007
29 FranceFrance 802,224 2010
30 YemenYemen 795,638 2004
31 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 790,204 2009
32 ArgentinaArgentina 756,176 2010
33 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 747,672 2011
34 CameroonCameroon 746,718 2010
35 ThailandThailand 729,949 2006
36 NepalNepal 715,216 2009
37 AngolaAngola 700,783 2005
38 GhanaGhana 699,542 2007
39 GermanyGermany 677,947 2010
40 MaliMali 666,216 2009
41 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 658,561 2009
42 MadagascarMadagascar 652,846 2008
43 UzbekistanUzbekistan 626,881 2011
44 VenezuelaVenezuela 581,480 2008
45 NigerNiger 574,650 2004
46 MalawiMalawi 566,138 2009
47 ItalyItaly 561,944 2010
48 MoroccoMorocco 543,780 2005
49 PeruPeru 518,315 2006
50 ZambiaZambia 512,305 2006
51 UkraineUkraine 502,595 2011
52 MalaysiaMalaysia 496,313 2009
53 SpainSpain 485,252 2010
54 South KoreaSouth Korea 470,171 2010
55 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 438,175 2007
56 SyriaSyria 430,183 2007
57 SenegalSenegal 428,005 2007
58 ZimbabweZimbabwe 425,363 2009
59 ChadChad 408,264 2003
60 PolandPoland 388,416 2011
61 Sri LankaSri Lanka 386,573 2007
62 CanadaCanada 380,863 2009
63 SomaliaSomalia 375,152 2003
64 GuatemalaGuatemala 369,769 2008
65 BurundiBurundi 363,603 2009
66 KazakhstanKazakhstan 356,575 2008
67 RwandaRwanda 354,708 2009
68 North KoreaNorth Korea 345,630 2008
69 CambodiaCambodia 338,265 2009
70 GuineaGuinea 335,768 2003
71 BeninBenin 316,801 2005
72 EcuadorEcuador 303,759 2001
73 AustraliaAustralia 297,903 2010
74 HaitiHaiti 261,639 2004
75 ChileChile 252,240 2009
76 BoliviaBolivia 237,320 2006
77 South SudanSouth Sudan 230,468 2008
78 LaosLaos 199,641 2005
79 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 197,492 2005
80 RomaniaRomania 196,242 2011
81 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 188,991 2005
82 TajikistanTajikistan 186,500 2006
83 JordanJordan 183,948 2010
84 TunisiaTunisia 182,990 2008
85 HondurasHonduras 180,042 2004
86 NetherlandsNetherlands 179,448 2011
87 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 176,072 2011
88 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 171,386 2011
89 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 167,812 2006
90 IsraelIsrael 166,255 2010
91 ParaguayParaguay 151,360 2002
92 TogoTogo 146,885 1996
93 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 146,123 2010
94 LiberiaLiberia 140,131 2007
95 PalestinePalestine 136,827 2007
96 CubaCuba 127,746 2010
97 BelgiumBelgium 127,297 2009
98 NicaraguaNicaragua 123,432 2005
99 EritreaEritrea 118,463 2000
100 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 116,500 2006
101 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 116,036 2003
102 GreeceGreece 114,766 2010
103 SwedenSweden 111,770 2011
104 LibyaLibya 111,053 2002
105 BelarusBelarus 109,147 2011
106 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 108,673 2011
107 El SalvadorEl Salvador 107,880 2009
108 PortugalPortugal 96,856 2011
109 LebanonLebanon 95,218 2010
110 HungaryHungary 90,335 2010
111 Hong KongHong Kong 82,095 2009
112 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 80,290 2010
113 AustriaAustria 78,109 2011
114 MauritaniaMauritania 76,955 2000
115 Costa RicaCosta Rica 75,000 2009
116 IrelandIreland 73,724 2010
117 BulgariaBulgaria 70,846 2011
118 SerbiaSerbia 70,299 2009
119 PanamaPanama 67,955 2010
120 OmanOman 64,631 2009
121 MongoliaMongolia 63,270 2010
122 United Arab EmiratesUAE 62,969 2006
123 New ZealandNew Zealand 61,403 2011
124 SlovakiaSlovakia 60,813 2011
125 NamibiaNamibia 60,735 2005
126 FinlandFinland 60,694 2010
127 NorwayNorway 60,220 2011
128 DenmarkDenmark 58,998 2011
129 GeorgiaGeorgia 58,014 2011
130 KuwaitKuwait 57,533 2010
131 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 57,076 2006
132 BotswanaBotswana 56,647 2006
133 LesothoLesotho 56,164 2008
134 UruguayUruguay 53,199 2008
135 GambiaGambia 49,181 1993
136 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 45,675 2008
137 JamaicaJamaica 44,006 2009
138 CroatiaCroatia 43,361 2010
139 ArmeniaArmenia 43,340 2011
140 GabonGabon 39,826 1999
141 MoldovaMoldova 39,181 2011
142 SingaporeSingapore 37,967 2010
143 East TimorEast Timor 35,848 2008
144 LithuaniaLithuania 34,385 2011
145 SwazilandSwaziland 34,363 2005
146 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 33,528 2010
147 AlbaniaAlbania 32,628 2011
148 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 24,296 2010
149 SloveniaSlovenia 22,343 2010
150 ComorosComoros 21,690 2003
151 QatarQatar 19,504 2010
152 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 19,245 2001
153 LatviaLatvia 19,219 2010
154 FijiFiji 18,166 2009
155 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 18,090 2006
156 BahrainBahrain 17,841 2009
157 GuyanaGuyana 17,172 2007
158 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 16,470 2006
159 MauritiusMauritius 15,005 2010
160 DjiboutiDjibouti 14,697 2001
161 EstoniaEstonia 14,679 2011
162 ReunionReunion 14,146 2010
163 Cape VerdeCape Verde 13,415 2010
164 BhutanBhutan 12,538 2005
165 SurinameSuriname 9,792 2009
166 CyprusCyprus 9,608 2009
167 BelizeBelize 8,396 2005
168 MayotteMayotte 7,452 2004
169 MontenegroMontenegro 7,215 2011
170 MaldivesMaldives 7,115 2010
171 BruneiBrunei 6,424 2008
172 French GuianaFrench Guiana 6,083 2010
173 MacauMacau 5,852 2011
174 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5,639 2011
175 VanuatuVanuatu 5,527 1999
176 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 5,429 2007
177 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 5,341 2010
178 SamoaSamoa 5,200 2008
179 MartiniqueMartinique 4,889 2010
180 The BahamasThe Bahamas 4,733 2005
181 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 4,579 2010
182 IcelandIceland 4,496 2011
183 MaltaMalta 4,283 2011
184 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 4,178 2010
185 BarbadosBarbados 3,537 2007
186 GuamGuam 3,298 2011
187 TongaTonga 2,945 2006
188 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 2,661 2009
189 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 2,485 2003
190 KiribatiKiribati 2,462 2005
191 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2,298 2005
192 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1,905 2009
193 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 1,771 2007
194 GrenadaGrenada 1,767 2002
195 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 1,641 1974
196 SeychellesSeychelles 1,625 2011
197 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 1,576 2006
198 Channel IslandsChannel Islands 1,548 2006
199 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 1,442 2006
200 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 1,335 2005
201 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,255 2010
202 ArubaAruba 1,141 2010
203 DominicaDominica 933 2010
204 Isle of ManIsle of Man 919 2007
205 MonacoMonaco 880 2006
206 GreenlandGreenland 869 2010
207 AndorraAndorra 828 2010
208 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 821 2010
209 BermudaBermuda 819 2009
210 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 803 2001
211 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 576 2011
212 GibraltarGibraltar 493 2010
213 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 453 2008
214 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 329 2010
215 San MarinoSan Marino 325 2011
216 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 316 2004
217 NauruNauru 312 2006
218 Cook IslandsCook Islands 279 2010
219 PalauPalau 259 2006
220 TuvaluTuvalu 191 2005
=221 AnguillaAnguilla 185 2011
=221 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 185 2008
223 MontserratMontserrat 72 2008
224 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 46 2007
225 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 34 2005
226 NiueNiue 31 2009
227 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 27 2006
228 TokelauTokelau 25 2003
229 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 22 2006

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Interesting observations about Health > Births and maternity > Number of births

  • China has ranked in the top 2 for births and maternity > number of births since 1970.
  • India has had the highest births and maternity > number of births since 1971.
  • Indonesia has ranked in the top 2 for births and maternity > number of births since 1971.
  • Ethiopia has ranked in the top 2 for births and maternity > number of births since 1967.
  • Philippines has ranked in the top 2 for births and maternity > number of births since 1990.
  • Pakistan has ranked in the top 3 for births and maternity > number of births since 1973.
  • Vietnam has ranked in the top 3 for births and maternity > number of births since 1976.
  • United States has ranked in the top 4 for births and maternity > number of births since 1970.
  • Thailand has ranked in the top 4 for births and maternity > number of births since 1973.
  • Afghanistan has ranked in the top 4 for births and maternity > number of births since 1979.
  • Kenya has ranked in the top 5 for births and maternity > number of births since 1969.
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