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    Nearly 60,000 babies born in India on New Year: UNICEF

    Nearly 60,000 babies born in India on New Year: UNICEF
    Written by Srijita Sen
    (PTI desk)
    Jan 05, 2021, 01:09 pm 2 min read
    Nearly 60,000 babies born in India on New Year: UNICEF

    UNICEF said more than 3,71,500 babies were born worldwide on New Year's Day and India is estimated to have recorded the highest number of births at around 60,000, according to the UN's children's agency. Fiji in the Pacific was projected to have welcomed 2021's first baby, while the United States welcomed its last.

    Ten countries account for half of these births

    Ten countries account for half of these births globally: India (59,995), China (35,615), Nigeria (21,439), Pakistan (14,161), Indonesia (12,336), Ethiopia (12,006), the United States (10,312), Egypt (9,455), Bangladesh (9,236) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (8,640), it said. An estimated 140 million children will be born in 2021 and their average life expectancy is expected to be 84 years, the UN agency said.

    How did UNICEF acquire this data?

    For the estimates, UNICEF used vital registration and nationally representative household survey data to estimate the monthly and daily fractions of births in countries. UNICEF used the annual live births numbers and period life expectancy from the latest revision of the UN's World Population Prospects (2019) to estimate the babies born on January 1, 2021, and their cohort life expectancy.

    'The children born today enter a different world'

    "The children born today enter a world far different than even a year ago, and a New Year brings a new opportunity to re-imagine it," UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said, calling on nations to make 2021 the year they start to build a fairer, safer, healthier world for children. The year 2021 will also mark the 75th anniversary of UNICEF.

    UNICEF to celebrate its 75th anniversary this year

    UNICEF and its partners will be commemorating the anniversary with events and announcements celebrating three-quarters of a century of protecting children and championing their right to survival, health, and education. "As a New Year dawns, we renew our commitment to protect children, to speak up for their rights, and to make sure their voices are heard, no matter where they live," Fore said.

    UNICEF launched the Reimagine campaign in response to the pandemic

    In response to the global pandemic, UNICEF launched the Reimagine campaign, a global effort to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from becoming a lasting crisis for children. Through the campaign, UNICEF is issuing an urgent appeal to governments, the public, donors, and the private sector to join UNICEF as it seeks to respond, recover, and re-imagine a better, post-pandemic world.

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