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India Cuts Maternal Deaths Sharply, Nears Target On Maternal Mortality
India's maternal mortality ratio has dropped significantly, with new global data showing major long-term gains.
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Exploding Housing Costs Linked To Steep Drop In US Birth Rates: Report
The US birth rate hit a record low in 2024, with high housing costs cited as a key reason for the ongoing decline in fertility.
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Delhi Registers Decline In Birth Rate, Sex Ratio: Report
The sex ratio in Delhi declined to 920 females per thousand males in 2024 as compared to 922 in the previous year, according to an official report.
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Tamil Nadu Blames Falling Birth Rate, Migration For Zero School Enrolment
The Tamil Nadu School Education Department has confirmed that 207 government schools and 869 private schools have had "zero enrolment" this year. However, the state government clarified that it is not due to government neglect.
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AI May Reduce World Population To 100 Million By 2300, Expert Warns: "Going To Be Devastating"
The expert claimed that population collapse will occur not due to Terminator-style nuclear holocaust but rather through AI replacing our jobs.
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Japan's Birth Rate Declines, Sees Record Drop In Population In 2024
Japan's population fell to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday, marking a record fall of 898,000 people from the previous year.
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China To Adopt Policies For Aging Population, Boost Birth Rates
China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, as marriages plummeted by one-fifth, the biggest drop on record.
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As Birth Rates Drop, Japanese Diaper Makers Move To Adult Market
Japan's plummeting birth rate has led a diaper manufacturer to stop making them for babies at home and instead ramp up production for adults, the company said Tuesday.
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China Scrambles To Boost Birth Rates As Population Drops For 2nd Year
China's population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed Wednesday, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis.
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Weak Economy, COVID Rampage Likely Shrank China's Population Again In 2023
China's population likely dropped for a second consecutive year in 2023 due to a surge in COVID-related deaths after the country abruptly ended strict lockdowns, while weak confidence in the economy's prospects keeps birth rates depressed.
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South Korea's Record-Low Fertility Rate To Fall Further, Warns Government
South Korea's total population is expected to drop from 51.75 million in 2024 to 36.22 million, a level not seen since 1977, according to the statistics office.
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Decline In Delhi's Sex Ratio, Rise In Birth Rate In 2022: Report
The sex ratio in the national capital dropped to 929 in 2022 from 932 a year back, according to a report published by the Delhi government.
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Births In China Drop By 10% To Hit Their Lowest Level On Record
The number of births in China tumbled 10% last year to hit their lowest level on record - a drop that comes despite a slew of government efforts to support parents and amid increasing alarm that the country become demographically imbalanced.
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As China Tries To Boost Births, Its Fertility Rate Hits Record Low: Report
In a development that is likely to trouble Chinese authorities as they try to boost the country's declining number of new births, China's fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, a state-backed newspaper reported.
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Japan Sees Highest Record Drop In Population
Japan's population fell by a record in 2022, government data showed Wednesday, as the country struggles to reverse its perennial low birthrates.
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India Cuts Maternal Deaths Sharply, Nears Target On Maternal Mortality
India's maternal mortality ratio has dropped significantly, with new global data showing major long-term gains.
-
Exploding Housing Costs Linked To Steep Drop In US Birth Rates: Report
The US birth rate hit a record low in 2024, with high housing costs cited as a key reason for the ongoing decline in fertility.
-
Delhi Registers Decline In Birth Rate, Sex Ratio: Report
The sex ratio in Delhi declined to 920 females per thousand males in 2024 as compared to 922 in the previous year, according to an official report.
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Tamil Nadu Blames Falling Birth Rate, Migration For Zero School Enrolment
The Tamil Nadu School Education Department has confirmed that 207 government schools and 869 private schools have had "zero enrolment" this year. However, the state government clarified that it is not due to government neglect.
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AI May Reduce World Population To 100 Million By 2300, Expert Warns: "Going To Be Devastating"
The expert claimed that population collapse will occur not due to Terminator-style nuclear holocaust but rather through AI replacing our jobs.
-
Japan's Birth Rate Declines, Sees Record Drop In Population In 2024
Japan's population fell to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday, marking a record fall of 898,000 people from the previous year.
-
China To Adopt Policies For Aging Population, Boost Birth Rates
China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, as marriages plummeted by one-fifth, the biggest drop on record.
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As Birth Rates Drop, Japanese Diaper Makers Move To Adult Market
Japan's plummeting birth rate has led a diaper manufacturer to stop making them for babies at home and instead ramp up production for adults, the company said Tuesday.
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China Scrambles To Boost Birth Rates As Population Drops For 2nd Year
China's population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed Wednesday, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis.
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Weak Economy, COVID Rampage Likely Shrank China's Population Again In 2023
China's population likely dropped for a second consecutive year in 2023 due to a surge in COVID-related deaths after the country abruptly ended strict lockdowns, while weak confidence in the economy's prospects keeps birth rates depressed.
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South Korea's Record-Low Fertility Rate To Fall Further, Warns Government
South Korea's total population is expected to drop from 51.75 million in 2024 to 36.22 million, a level not seen since 1977, according to the statistics office.
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Decline In Delhi's Sex Ratio, Rise In Birth Rate In 2022: Report
The sex ratio in the national capital dropped to 929 in 2022 from 932 a year back, according to a report published by the Delhi government.
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Births In China Drop By 10% To Hit Their Lowest Level On Record
The number of births in China tumbled 10% last year to hit their lowest level on record - a drop that comes despite a slew of government efforts to support parents and amid increasing alarm that the country become demographically imbalanced.
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As China Tries To Boost Births, Its Fertility Rate Hits Record Low: Report
In a development that is likely to trouble Chinese authorities as they try to boost the country's declining number of new births, China's fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, a state-backed newspaper reported.
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Japan Sees Highest Record Drop In Population
Japan's population fell by a record in 2022, government data showed Wednesday, as the country struggles to reverse its perennial low birthrates.
