Number of twins and triplets born in Azerbaijan announced

The number of twins and triplets born in Azerbaijan this year has been announced, Report informs, citing the Statistics Committee.

The district (city) registration offices of the Ministry of Justice recorded 40,036 births in the country in January-April this year, and compared to the same period last year, this figure per 1,000 remained unchanged at 12.1.

The share of boys was 53.2% and the girls - 46.8%.