Chinese politicians have looked toward policies to encourage couples to have more children to offset population decline. It hasn’t worked.
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For the first time since 1961, deaths in China have outpaced births – and unlike that one-year decline, the downward trend is likely to continue.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is reducing life expectancy, decreasing birth rates and slowing down immigration. These changes may produce concerning trends in populations globally.
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Associate Professor, Sociology cross-listed in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University
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Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University
