Number of Marriages and Newborns Decreasing, Number of Divorces and Deaths Increasing...
Baku / 26.11.18 / Turan: In January-September 2018, the number of newborns in Azerbaijan decreased, but the number of deaths increased. The number of marriages also decreased, and the number of divorces increased.
According to the State Statistics Committee, in January-September, 45,977 marriages were registered. Last year, the figure was 47,388. The number of divorces increased significantly. In January-September 2018, 11,102 divorces were registered. For the same period last year, their number was 10,977.
As for the statistics of newborns, 103,371 babies were registered in the district offices of the Ministry of Justice over the period indicated. For the same period of 2017, this indicator was 107,459 babies.
According to the State Statistics Committee, in the first 9 months of 2018, the number of deaths in Azerbaijan increased and was 43,640 people. Last year, 43,089 people died during the same period. -0-
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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