Decline in and recovery of fertility rates after COVID-19-related state of emergency in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a decline in fertility rates worldwide. Although many regions have experienced a temporary drop in fertility rates with the spread of the infection, subsequent recovery has varied across countries. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 infection rates and regional sociodemographic factors on the recovery of fertility rates in Japan following the state of emergency.

Methods

This study examined prefectural fertility data from before the COVID-19 pandemic to forecast fertility rates up to 2022 using a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model. A regression analysis was conducted on fertility rates during the first state of emergency and the subsequent recovery rate with respect to the number of new COVID-19 c

SUBMITTER: Mitoma T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11474867 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature