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Montana had more deaths than births in 2020 for 1st time
June 14, 2021 /
During the pandemic Montana saw more deaths than births for the first time since that data has been tracked.
Early and provisional data from the state health department and a report compiled by a demographer, document the stark statistics for 2020, a year dramatically altered by the pandemic.
Montana’s mortality rate increased by 14% in 2020, according to the Department of Public Health and Human Services. There were 12,018 deaths compared to 10,791 live births — the first time deaths surpassed births since 1908, when records started being kept.
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