Monthly Vital Statistics, May 2026 (Preliminary)
Overview
The Monthly Vital Statistics report (preliminary figures) aggregates events involving Japanese people that occurred in Japan, based on a complete enumeration of births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and stillbirths under the Family Register Act and the regulations on stillbirth notifications. The page for May 2026 provides the results overview, a list of statistical tables, and reference materials such as trends over the past year. The Vital Statistics Annual Report (final figures) is produced after making minor revisions to the monthly preliminary figures.
Key points
- The page for the Monthly Vital Statistics report (preliminary figures), May 2026, is available.
- The survey covers all births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and stillbirths.
- The page provides the results overview, statistical tables, and trends over the past year.
Overview
The Vital Statistics Survey covers all births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and stillbirths reported under the Family Register Act and the Regulations on Stillbirth Notifications. The monthly report presents preliminary figures for events involving Japanese people that occurred in Japan. The Vital Statistics Annual Report (final figures) is produced after making minor revisions to the monthly report.
Details
This page covers the May 2026 issue of the Monthly Vital Statistics report (preliminary figures). The results overview includes Tables 1–4 and the population used to calculate the various rates. The list of statistical tables links to e-Stat, the government-wide portal for official statistics. e-Stat provides all statistical tables, including archived tables, and the population used to calculate the various rates.
The reference materials provide trends over the past year, including the current month; the number of cases excluded from this report; the number of divorces and the number of children for whom parental authority is exercised, broken down by type of parental authority (minors whose parents divorced); and deaths caused by heatstroke from May through September. A separate document also provides an overview of the survey.