Iran registers over 29,000 multiple births in nine-month period
The National Organization for Civil Registration announced that there were over 29,000 multiple births in the country in a nine-month period, from March 21 to December 21, 2023 (first nine months of the Iranian year).
The provinces of Tehran, Khorasan Razavi, and Khuzestan recorded the highest number of multiple births.
According to the data released by the country’s Civil Registration Organization, a total of 29,728 cases of multiple births were registered, of which 28,148 were twins, 1,506 triplets, 64 quadruplets, and 10 quintuplets, IRNA wrote.
The registration report emphasized that approximately 7.3% of the births in the nine-month period were multiple births. Tehran Province had the highest number of multiple births, with 4,318 cases, followed by Khorasan Razavi, with 2,622, and Khuzestan, with 2,351.
Furthermore, the organization’s report indicated that during the nine-month period, the highest number of births, totaling 296,886 infants, belonged to the second-born children. The distribution of births by birth order was 4.36% for the first child, 9.38% for the second child, 6.17% for the third child, 1.5% for the fourth child, and 2% for the fifth child.
In the last Iranian year, there were 38,321 multiple births in the country. Tehran had the highest number, with 6,093 cases, followed by Khorasan Razavi with 3,096, Khuzestan with 2,864, and Isfahan with 2,121 cases.
Two years ago, a total of 18,205 twins, 602 triplets, and 25 quadruplets were registered in the Civil Registration Organization. Tehran Province led with 2,918 cases of twins, while Tehran and Khorasan Razavi had the highest number of triplets. Golestan Province held the record for the highest number of quintuplets.