In 14 states that adopted abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, birth rates and infant mortality increased, a pair ...

Bulgaria: The Highest Mortality Rate in the World 6 deaths per 1,000 people. The major causes of death are non-communicable ...

Governments worldwide are offering cash incentives and creative policies to boost birth rates, but declining fertility trends ...

Globally, mothers are having fewer children. Yet despite this latest observed decline in birth rates, the number of twins and triplets being born today is higher than ever before.

A city in China has defied national trends and reported a 17 per cent increase in births, credited to sizeable cash payments for parents.

The stillbirth rate in Europe has been steadily improving over the last few decades, but there are some exceptions. In ...

Vladimir Putin is committed to reversing Russia's declining birth rate but his plans have been hit hard by high casualty figures in the Ukraine war.

The Grand Rapids metro region -- Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Newaygo and Oceana -- reported some of the highest birth rates per 1,000 residents in the state that year. Other pockets of higher rates ...

“It’s concerning to governors around the country because people rely ... The national birth rate in 2023 was 54.4 births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 44, according to the center.

The birth rate across the country has been declining, decreasing 2 percent annually from 2014 through 2020 and 3 percent from 2022, according to the CDC. South Dakota, Alaska, Nebraska ...

However, this progress is not uniform across Europe. Most countries have seen rates drop to below three stillbirths per 1000 live births, while in some countries the rate is stagnating or rising.