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Live births down 4.5% in 2025, fertility rate falls slightly

The crude birth rate dropped across all major ethnic groups while Terengganu recorded the highest at 18.7 births per 1,000 population and Penang the lowest at 9.3.

Live births down 4.5% in 2025, fertility rate falls slightly

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