As of April 1, 2024, the number of newborns in Uzbekistan was 205,713, which is 4.3% less than in 2023, the Statistics Agency said in its quarterly report.

Deaths have increased in the country. Year to date, this figure has increased by 3.1% compared to the previous year and made 40,197 people. The natural growth of the population also decreased by 6% reaching 165 thousand 516 people.

The average age was 28.5 years for men. This figure was 27.3 years in 2014, and 24.8 years in 2004. The average age of women was 30 years. The average age of women in 2014 was 28.6 years, and in 2004 it was 26.1 years.

Population density

As of April 1, 2024, there were 82.3 people per sqm in Uzbekistan, which is an increase of 1.7 people year on year (80.6 people per 1 sqm as of April 1, 2023).

Births

In January-March 2024, the number of live births was at 205,700, of which boys were 106,600, and the girls was 99,100, the number of live births was 104,700 in urban areas, 101,000 in rural areas.

7 percent of the fathers were under 25 years old, 83.2 percent of the fathers were 25-39 years old, while 9.8 percent were 40 years old and older.

Also, 35.9 percent of the mothers were under 25 years old, 62.7 percent were 25-39 years old, and 1.4 percent of the mothers of the babies were 40 years old and older.

Morbidity

The number of deaths in January-March 2024 was 40,200, of which 21,900 were men, 18,300 were women, 22,500 died in urban areas, 17,7 in rural areas. made up a thousand people.

57.9 percent of the deaths in January-March 2024 were from diseases of the circulatory system, 7.5 percent were from diseases of the respiratory organs, 9.1 percent were from tumors, 4.5 percent were from accidents, poisoning and injuries, 4 1 percent died from diseases of digestive organs, 1.2 percent died from infectious and parasitic diseases, and 15.7 percent died from other diseases.