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  Why is Japan's population declining for 15 consecutive years? EXPLAINED in numbers

  Explainers | July 25, 2024 14:48 IST

  Japan's population has been declining since it reached 127 million in 2009, with births reaching a record low last year. The number of births in 2023 reached a record low at 730,000, while deaths in Japan also reached a record high at 1.58 million.

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  Japan's population declines for 15th consecutive year, birth rates hit a record low

  World | July 25, 2024 10:09 IST

  Japan's population peaked at 127 million in 2009 and has been declining ever since, with low birth rates and high mortality rates. Surveys show young Japanese are reluctant to marry and have children due to bleak job prospects and high cost-of-living.

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  China: Several hospitals stop newborn delivery services amid record drop in birth rate

  World | March 19, 2024 14:42 IST

  As China's population fell due to a record low birth rate and COVID-related restrictions, industry experts have warned of an "obstetric winter" due to low demand. According to latest data, the birth rate in 2023 fell to a record low of 6.39 births per 1,000 people from last year.

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  China's population falls for second consecutive year amid record low birth rate, COVID-19 deaths

  World | January 17, 2024 10:07 IST

  The total population of China dropped by 2.75 million, or 0.2 per cent, to 1.409 billion last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The data has sparked concerns about long-term effects on the growth potential of the world's second-largest economy.

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  16 women die after delivery every month in four major govt hospitals of Delhi: RTI

  India | April 10, 2022 20:33 IST

  According to information, the worst situation is at Safdarjung Hospital, where in the last 81 months, on average, more than 11 women lost their lives after delivery every month. 

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  Multiple births on cosmic scale in distant galaxy

  World | August 15, 2012 23:06 IST

  Washington, Aug 15: Scientists have found a cosmic supermom. It's a galaxy that gives birth to more stars in a day than ours does in a year.Astronomers used NASA's Chandra X-Ray telescope to spot the