NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)Tabulations only Geography Japan (JPN) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1988 - 12/1988 Series or system Japan Vital Registration 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, Employment, Fertility, Health facilities, Height, Hospitals, Live births, Marital status, Marriage age, Multiple births, Occupations, Physicians, Place of delivery, Skilled birth attendants, Stillbirths, Gestational age Citation Contributors Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) Publisher Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) Suggested citation Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan). Japan Vital Registration - Live Births 1988. Tokyo, Japan: Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan). GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021