Vital Statistics Monthly Report (Provisional), March 2026

This material is the Vital Statistics Monthly Report (Provisional), March 2026, listed in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Statistical List and presented as an overview of the results of the Vital Statistics Survey.

The Vital Statistics Survey covers all births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and stillbirths reported under the Family Registration Act and the Regulations Concerning Notification of Stillbirths. However, this report compiles events concerning Japanese people that occurred in Japan as its subjects.

The print materials for the main statistical tables contain Tables 1–4 and the population used to calculate the various rates. All statistical tables, including archived tables, can be viewed on e-Stat, the comprehensive government statistics portal, together with the population used to calculate the various rates.

Related materials include an overview of the survey, trends over the past year including the current month, and the number of cases excluded from this report. The Vital Statistics Annual Report (Final Figures) is produced by making minor revisions to the Vital Statistics Monthly Report (Provisional).

The publication date is August 4, 2026, and the contact is the Monthly Report Coordination Section, Vital Dynamics, Health and Social Statistics Office, Office of the Adviser to the Director-General for Policy Planning.