The number of births recorded in Malaysia in the third quarter of this year fell 5.9 per cent to 116,434 births compared to 123,751 births during the same period in 2019, the Demographic Statistics reported today. — AFP pic

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 12 — The number of births recorded in the country in the third quarter of this year fell 5.9 per cent to 116,434 births compared to 123,751 births during the same period in 2019, the Demographic Statistics reported today.