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U.S. birth rate drops to record low, ending pandemic uptick
25 Apr 2024 04:06 GMT
… increase of 1%.
Teen birth rates plateau
Birth rates by age group were also … to 17 years old, whose birth rate was virtually unchanged from 2022 …
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Small island in Kyushu boasts the nation’s highest birth rate
20 Apr 2024 22:02 GMT
The small island of Tokunoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture was cited by the health ministry as having the nation’s highest fertility rate, which refers to the average number of children a woman is expected to give birth to in her lifetime.
Statistics released …
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UW State Funding Erosion; Enrollment and Birth Rate Declines Underscore Discussion on Future of Higher Ed
19 Apr 2024 23:59 GMT
… and a decline in the birth rate. “It is the combination of …
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Ukraine's birth rate plummets to 300-year low as country’s population collapses
19 Apr 2024 12:34 GMT
Ukraine’s population collapsed to 29mn souls last year, according to Ukraine Business News, with just 187,000 births recorded (including in Russian-occupied territories). This is the lowest annual figure in recorded history over the last 300 years, …
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Recent ABS data on Australia’s declining birth rate has experts concerned
19 Apr 2024 04:33 GMT
Australia’s fertility rate is at near record lows – on par with South Korea and Switzerland – leaving experts concerned about two things: a rapidly ageing population, and an under-resourced workforce.
The concerns have come about on the back of recent …
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The chilling policy to cut Greenland’s high birth rate
19 Apr 2024 02:05 GMT
Bula Larson was 14 when one day she and her friends were told to go to the hospital. Bula lived in Greenland and was Inuit like most of the population of the island, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark. At the hospital she and her friends lined up, …
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US fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as births dipped in 2023
25 Apr 2024 04:25 GMT
… the new report.
The birth rate fell among most age groups … report shows.
The teen birth rate reached another record low of … saw smaller decreases in birth rates, and the birth rate was highest among … to see an increase in birth rate, although – at less than …
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US Births Fell Last Year to Lowest Total Since 1979, Report Says
25 Apr 2024 04:58 GMT
… lead author of the report.
Birth rates in countries around the world … couples to have children, US birth rates have been stifled by forces … saw a slight uptick in birth rates before the 2008 credit … decline from 2007 levels. The birth rate for women ages 20-24 …
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US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say
25 Apr 2024 04:10 GMT
… influence health and fertility.
Birth rates have long been falling for … say. But last year, birth rates fell for all women younger … case, the flattening of birth rates for high school students is … steady.
—The cesarean section birth rate rose again, to 32.4% …
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US births retreat after pandemic-era growth
25 Apr 2024 04:24 GMT
… in part by a marked birth rate decline among older teenagers and … million births in 2023, the birth rate fell about 2.5%, … record low rate. U.S. birth rates for teenagers aged 18-19 … "The decline in (teenage) birth rates has been quite phenomenal,…