Economy June 7, 2017 - 3:14 pm

Dominican newborns in New York top 8,000

New York.- Dominican women living in New York City lead nearly all countries in giving birth, with 8,039 newborns in 2015, reveals a Health Dept. study released Tuesday.

The Dominican mothers are followed by the Chinese who advance  with 7,911 newborns; Mexicans with 2,725; Ecuadorians brought 2,646 babies to the world, and Bangladeshis 2,646.

The report notes that the birth of Chinese babies was 15% until 2010, and those of Bangladesh 50%.

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