Populated places with highest incidence of multiple birth
- Bužim
- Cândido Godói
- Igbo-Ora
- Kodinhi
- Mohammadpur Umri
- Populated places with highest incidence of multiple birth
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Populated places with highest incidence of multiple birth
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This article lists places worldwide where relatively high birth rates of twins were documented:
Villages or Towns "Towns of Twins"
| Location | Country | Continent | Twin Birth Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kodinhi | India | Asia | 204 sets of twins and 2 sets of triplets born to 2,000 families |
| Velikaya Kopanya | Ukraine | Europe | 122 twins in a population of 4,000 |
| Igbo-Ora | Nigeria | Africa | 45 to 50 sets of twins per 1000 live births |
| Cândido Godói | Brazil | South America | One in 10 births involves twins |
| Mohammadpur Umri | India | Asia | One in 10 births involves twins |
| Abu Atwa, Ismailia | Egypt | Africa |
States
In 2008, Massachusetts has emerged as the most prolific producer of multiple births in the United States. The state has a twin birth rate of 4.5 for every 100 live births, compared with a national rate of 3.2.
Countries
There is publicly available, peer edited, cited literature to rank the twinning rate by country. www.livescience.com has an article related to this, but article’s only citation is the authors previous opinion article.