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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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  Recoveries remain more than new Covid cases in Karnataka

  India | June 05, 2021 8:32 IST

  Discharge of 22,316 patients in a day led to recoveries remain more than 16,068 new Covid cases in Karnataka.

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  With births down, U.S. had slowest growth rate in a century

  World | December 31, 2019 8:03 IST

  The U.S. grew from 2018 to 2019 by almost a half percent, or about 1.5 million people, with the population standing at 328 million this year, according to population estimates.

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  Here’s how taking more than five medicines in the age of 65 can damage you

  Lifestyle | June 29, 2017 13:13 IST

  A new study has concluded that polyharmacy affects walking while talking.

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  Quality Of Death Index: UK tops, India 67th, above China

  India | October 24, 2015 17:01 IST

  India has been ranked 67th of 80 countries on the 2015 Quality of Death Index, lower than South Africa (34), Brazil (42), Russia (48), Indonesia (53) and Sri Lanka (65) but above China (71).People in

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  Latest bird flu strain, death rate reaches 277

  World | June 24, 2013 11:07 IST

  London,24 June: More than a third of patients infected with a new strain of bird flu died after being admitted to the hospital earlier this year, Chinese researchers report in a new study.   Since the