Filmed when the identical quintuplets were going on 8 years old, it is stated that the Dionnes are the only quintuplets out of 33 sets in recorded history to have survived infancy. Since that time, larger numbers of multiple births have occurred, often resulting from the use of fertility drugs, which didn't exist when the Dionnes were born. In fact, a set of nonuplets (5 girls and 4 boys) was born to a couple in Morocco in 2021 and were reported to be in perfect health on their 1st birthday. However, the Dionne quintuplets (two of whom are still living in 2023) sill hold the record for identical siblings.