Compared to the same month last year, births fell by 4.5%, while deaths rose by 6.5%. The number of marriages also declined by 4.2%, with 1,605 couples tying the knot, 71 fewer than a year earlier.
The estimated total fertility rate per woman was 1.35, down from 1.4 a year prior.
There were 7.9 live births and 15.9 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
In the 12 months from February 2024 to January 2025, 77,200 children were born, marking an 8.5% decrease from the previous year, while 128,284 people died, a 0.1% drop.
During the same period, 46,479 couples got married, 8.1% fewer than in the prior year, KSH reported.
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