The Gaza Strip registered 1,701 new births and 159 deaths during the month of May, according to recent statistics released by the General Directorate of Civil Status at the Ministry of Interior.
The data indicates that male births accounted for 54% of the total, with 919 newborns, while female births made up the remaining 46% with 782 newborns.
Gaza Governorate recorded the highest number of new births with 635. This was followed by Khan Younis with 286 births, North Gaza with 282, the Central Governorate with 273, and Rafah with 225 new births during the same period.
Regarding mortality rates, civil status offices across the strip recorded a total of 159 deaths in May. The statistics show that 115 of the deceased were male, representing 72.3%, while 44 were female, accounting for 27.7%.
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