Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare


Report of Vital Statistics in FY 2015: Occupational and Industrial Aspects

Digest of Summary Report

Natality

Working mothers accounted for 45.8% of all mothers who gave birth to their first child, which was an 11.3 point increase from 34.5% in FY2010.

General mortality

When looking at the leading causes of death, the top was malignant neoplasm which accounted for 33.1% and 24.4% of all causes of death for men and women respectively, and the proportions for those who had a job were 39.4% and 38.5% for men and women respectively.

Marriages

Divorce

For further information about these data please refer to the Summary Report

Vital, Health and Social Statistics Office
to the Counsellor for Vital, Health and Social Statistics
to the Director-General for Statistics and Information Policy,
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Tel: 81-3-3595-2812
Fax: 81-3-3595-1670
Inquiry: www-admin@mhlw.go.jp


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