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Births in Singapore hit decade low as deaths climb to historic peak
38,705 babies were born in 2020.PHOTO: ST FILE
Theresa Tan
Senior Social Affairs Correspondent
SINGAPORE - THE NUMBER OF BABIES BORN IN SINGAPORE FELL TO A 10-YEAR LOW LAST YEAR, WHILE TOTAL DEATHS WERE THE HIGHEST IN ALMOST A CENTURY.
THE RECESSION AND MASSIVE UNCERTAINTIES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC MAY BE LEADING SOME COUPLES TO PUT OFF EXPANDING THEIR FAMILIES, EXPERTS SAY, EVEN THOUGH MOST NEWBORNS LAST YEAR WERE CONCEIVED BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.


Theresa Tan
Senior Social Affairs Correspondent
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MAR 14, 2021, 5:00 AM SGT
SINGAPORE - THE NUMBER OF BABIES BORN IN SINGAPORE FELL TO A 10-YEAR LOW LAST YEAR, WHILE TOTAL DEATHS WERE THE HIGHEST IN ALMOST A CENTURY.
THE RECESSION AND MASSIVE UNCERTAINTIES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC MAY BE LEADING SOME COUPLES TO PUT OFF EXPANDING THEIR FAMILIES, EXPERTS SAY, EVEN THOUGH MOST NEWBORNS LAST YEAR WERE CONCEIVED BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.