SINGAPORE, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Singapore recorded 29,864 live births in 2025, down 11.4 percent from 2024, while registered deaths rose marginally by 0.2 percent to 26,499, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said on Monday.
According to the Report on Registration of Births and Deaths 2025, Chinese babies accounted for the largest share of live births at 56.6 percent, followed by Malays at 22.5 percent, Indians at 11.5 percent, and other ethnic groups at 9.4 percent.
Malays continued to record the highest birth rate at 11.8 births per 1,000 residents, followed by Indians at 7.3 per 1,000. Chinese had the lowest birth rate at 5.3 per 1,000 residents.
Meanwhile, cancer was the leading cause of death in 2025, while heart and hypertensive diseases ranked second. Together, the two accounted for 52.1 percent of all registered deaths. Diseases of the lung and respiratory system made up 24.7 percent of deaths, followed by cerebrovascular diseases at 5.6 percent.
Deaths from unnatural causes, including accidents, suicides and other external factors, accounted for 2 percent of all registered deaths, the report said. ■