Japan Vital Registration - Live Births 2015
General Info
Original or alternative title
Vital statistics of Japan - Natality 2015
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2015 - December, 2015
Series or system
Data type
Vital registration:
Subnationally representative
Summary
The vital statistics system in Japan monitors vital events in the country occurring during the calendar year among persons of Japanese nationality. Information is collected through five separate forms for live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorces. The live birth form records information including date of birth, birth weight, location of delivery, geographic location of birth, and parents' marital status, ages, and occupations.
Keywords
Agriculture, Birth place, Birth weight, Caesarean section, Employment, Fertility, Gestational age, Health facilities, Height, Hospitals, Live births, Marital status, Marriage age, Maternal age, Multiple births, Occupations, Physicians, Place of delivery, Preterm birth, Skilled birth attendants, Stillbirths
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan). Japan Vital Registration - Live Births 2015. Tokyo, Japan: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan).