Which country has the most twins in the world?

Ivory Coast registered a rate of 24.9 twins for every 1,000 deliveries in the period 2010–15, according to a study of data from 135 countries by the University of Oxford's Christiaan Monden and his colleagues published in 2020.
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Which city has the most twins in the world?

Cândido Godói is a village of 7,000 inhabitants in the south of Brazil that has a phenomenal number of twin births. The rate is ten times higher than the national average, and no one knows why.
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Why does Nigeria have the most twins?

“There are so many twins because of the okra leaf that we eat,” said 15-year-old Kehinde Oyedepo, one of the twins, repeating a view commonly held in the town. The leaves are used to make a stew that is popular in Igbo Ora. Others have pointed to the popularity of Amala - a local dish made from yams and cassava flour.
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What country has the lowest rate of twins?

Vietnam was the country with the fewest twins (6.2 per 1,000 births) and Benin was the country with the most (27.9 per 1,000). Over time, some of these developing countries saw increases in twins, but some saw decreases and some stayed the same, with any changes tending to be small.
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Are twins rare in Asia?

The twinning rate in Asia and Latin America, on the other hand, is very low: often less than 8 per 1000 births and almost always less than 10 per 1000 births. The existence of low national twinning rates in Asia was only known for the more developed countries of this region (Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore).
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Which race has more twins?

Race – African-American women are more likely to have twins than any other race. Asian and Native Americans have the lowest twinning rates. Caucasian women, especially those over age 35, have the highest rate of higher-order multiple births (triplets or more).
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Why does Africa have more twins?

"The twinning rate in Africa is so high because of the high number of dizygotic twins - twins born from two separate eggs - born there," he said. "This is most likely to be due to genetic differences between the African population and other populations."
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Who has the most kids in the world?

The first wife of peasant Yakov Kirillov from the village of Vvedensky, Russia, gave birth to 57 children in a total of 21 births. She had four sets of quadruplets, seven sets of triplets and ten sets of twins.
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What is the twin capital of the world?

Igbo-Ora is said to be be the town with the highest number of twins in Nigeria and one of the few ones in the whole world & is nicknamed the twin capital of the world.
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What is killing of twins?

Killing of twins was a cultural practice among some ethnic groups in Nigeria, predominantly among the Efik and Igbo people. Giving birth to twins was considered as a bad omen or an abomination that could bring devastation or calamity upon society. In some remote areas, killing of twins is believed to be a myth.
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Are twins common in Korea?

The twinning rate increased by 32 percent in Asia and soared by 71 percent in North America. In Korea, the rate more than tripled from 0.5 percent to 1.54 percent from the 1980s to early 2010s.
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How many twins are in India?

The rate of twins in India is fairly low at about 9 twin births for every 1000 births.
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What is the highest multiple birth?

Multiple births of as many as eight babies have been born alive, the first surviving set on record goes to the Suleman octuplets, born in 2009 in Bellflower, California. As of 2019, all of them were alive and turned 10 years old.
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Can a twin have twins?

It was once believed that identical (monozygotic or MZ) twins occured at random. There is now some evidence to suggest that MZ twins may run in families, but this is very rare. In general, it is fraternal (dizygotic or DZ) twins that run in families.
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Can a child have two fathers?

Superfecundation is the fertilization of two or more ova from the same cycle by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twin babies from two separate biological fathers. The term superfecundation is derived from fecund, meaning the ability to produce offspring.
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Can twins have different father?

But you may be left wondering: Can twins have different fathers? The answer is yes, but only in cases in which they're fraternal, as identical twins form from a single egg/sperm combination and thus cannot have different fathers.
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Are there 7 types of twins?

Unique identical twins
  • Mirror twins. Mirror twins are exactly what they sound like! ...
  • Conjoined twins. Conjoined twins are a rare twin type in which the two siblings are physically connected. ...
  • Parasitic twins. ...
  • Semi-identical twins. ...
  • Female and male identical twins.
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Are Mexican twins common?

Twin births have historically been more common among non-Hispanic black women, but rates among white women have risen faster. In 2009, twin birth rates were similar in the two groups: 38 per 1,000 births for black women and 37 for white women. Hispanic women had twins at a rate of 22.5 per 1,000 births.
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What are the 3 types of twins?

Types of Twins: Fraternal, Identical, and More
  • Fraternal Twins (Dizygotic)
  • Identical Twins (Monozygotic)
  • Conjoined Twins.
  • Do Twins Share a Placenta and Amniotic Sac?
  • How Common Is Having Twins?
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Which parent carries twin gene?

The gene versions that increase the chance of hyperovulation can be passed down from parent to child. This is why fraternal twins run in families. However, only women ovulate. So, the mother's genes control this and the fathers don't.
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How rare is it to have a twin?

It is estimated that 1 in 250 natural pregnancies will naturally result in twins. While twin pregnancies can happen by chance, there are some factors that may increase your odds of having two babies at the same time.
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