Reasons for Japan's declining population

First look at a set of data. The number of deaths in Japan increased by 238,600 year-on-year, a record high; The lowest number of newborns since the end of World War II is 6.5438+0.0298 million; The number of married couples reached a new low of 66 1600 since World War II. So what is the reason for Japan's population decline? The annual population survey report released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare today clearly reflects the current situation of Japan's population problem. The following are some important excerpts from the Wall Street Journal. Even considering the immigration factor, the total population of Japan in 20 13 decreased by 217,000 compared with the previous year, while the population growth rate in 20 13 was only 0.5%, which was a big drop compared with the same period of last year. According to the research of the National Population Research Institute and the social security department, the population of Japan will be reduced to 9,965,438+million, and in 2060, the population will only be reduced to 1.35 million to 1.25 million. The leading cause of death was cancer, accounting for 28.8%, followed by heart disease, accounting for 15.5%. In Japan, from 198 1, the disease with the largest number of deaths in daily life is breast cancer. /kloc-the mortality rate of men in the age group of 0/5 to 29 is twice that of women. Since the second baby boom in 1973, the number of newborn babies in Japan has been declining.