In Brazil, the UN agency forecast was approximately 7800 births for January 1. UNICEF also released a list of the most popular names for newborns.
Among the new Brasileirinhos, there is a considerable number of Helenas and Alices, as well as Bernardos and miguéis. Arthur, Sophia, Lorenzo, Heitor, Valentina and Isabella are also among the names preferred by the mothers and parents of Virada.
Around 395,000 babies were born all over the planet on the first day of 2019. The estimate was disclosed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which points out that about a quarter of these kids came to the world in South Asia. In Brazil, the UN agency forecast was approximately 7800 births for January 1.
In Brazil, UNICEF also released a list of the most popular names for newborns. Among the new Brasileirinhos, there is a considerable number of Helenas and Alices, as well as Bernardos and miguéis. Arthur, Sophia, Lorenzo, Heitor, Valentina and Isabella are also among the names preferred by the mothers and parents of Virada.
Globally, it is estimated that more than half of New Year’s babies must be born in only eight countries: India (69,944), China (44,940), Nigeria (25,685), Pakistan (15,112), Indonesia (13,256), United States (11,086), Democratic Republic of the Congo (10,053) and Bangladesh (8,428).
UNICEF warns of neonatal deaths
But UNICEF points out that in several countries, many babies will not even get a name, because they will not pass the first day of life. In 2017, about 1 million children died on the day they were born and 2.5 million during their first month. Among these boys and girls, most died due to avoidable causes, such as prematurity, complications during childbirth and infections such as septicemia and pneumonia.
“On this New Year’s Day, we will all make a resolution to fulfill all the rights of all children, starting with the right to survive,” said Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Deputy Executive director of UNICEF.
“We can save millions of babies if we invest in training and equipping local health professionals so that every newborn comes safely.”
The New Year marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which UNICEF will celebrate with world events over 2019. Under this international framework, Governments have pledged to take measures to save all children, ensuring, for example, access to good quality health care.
In the last three decades, there has been remarkable progress in child survival, with the reduction of more than half the number of children in the world who die before their fifth birthday. But progress was slower for newborns. Infants who die in the first month represent 47% of all deaths among children under the age of five.
The UNICEF every Child Alive campaign calls for immediate investments to provide affordable, quality health solutions for all mothers and newborns. This includes the continuous supply of clean water and electricity in health units; The presence of a health care professional during childbirth; Ample supplies and remedies to prevent and treat complications during pregnancy, childbirth and birth; and the training of adolescent girls and women, so that they may require better quality of health services.
For complete and non-rounded estimates of births and life expectancy for 190 countries, click here. For the ten most popular baby names in 20 countries and the number of births estimated in 26 cities, click here. To calculate the data, UNICEF worked with the World data Lab.
