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Title	Preliminary Results of Birth and Death Statistics in 2018
Date	2019-02-27
- In 2018, the number of live births was 326.9 thousand persons, which dropped by 30.9 thousand persons (-8.6%) from 2017. - The fertility rate showed a year-on-year decrease in all age groups excluding mothers aged 40~49. - The average age of mothers giving birth to a child was 32.8 years in 2018, up 0.2 year from 2017. - In 2018, the number of deaths was 298.9 thousand persons, which rose by 13.4 thousand persons (4.7%) from 2017. - Deaths in January and February occupied 18.9% of the total deaths. - The natural increase (Birth - Death) marked 28 thousand persons in 2018, which fell by 44 thousand persons (-61.3%) from 2017. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.
Attached File	prbds2018.pdf