NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Vital statistics of Japan - Natality 2016 Provider National Statistics Center (Japan)Tabulations only Geography Japan (JPN) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/2016 - 12/2016 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, 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 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) Publisher Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) Suggested citation Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan). Japan Vital Registration - Live Births 2016. Tokyo, Japan: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan). GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 24, 2021