10 Years After One-Child Policy Ended, China’s Birth Rate Plummets 17%

Ten years after China officially ended its controversial one-child policy, the country is facing a sobering reality: birth rates are still falling, fast. Despite efforts to reverse course with cash handouts and pro-family incentives, new government data shows China’s population shrank for the fourth consecutive year, signaling deeper demographic challenges ahead for the world’s second-most … Read more

Births – Final Data for 2014

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The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released a report detailing the birth data for 2014 in the United States. This report encompasses various characteristics such as maternal age, live birth order, race and Hispanic origin, marital status, birth attendant, method of delivery, period of gestation, birth weight, and plurality. You can check out … Read more