八月出生人数大幅下降
Bā yuè chū shēng rén shù dà fú xià jiàng
August births drop sharply
台湾八月登记有 7,492 个新生儿。tái wān bā yuè dēng jì yǒu gè xīn shēng érTaiwan registered 7,492 newborns in August.当月死亡人数是 16,470 人。dāng yuè sǐ wáng rén shù shì rénThe number of deaths that month was 16,470.出生比死亡少,八月自然增加是 −8,978 人。chū shēng bǐ sǐ wáng shǎo bā yuè zì rán zēng jiā shì rénBirths were fewer than deaths; natural increase in August was −8,978 people.\n全台人口到八月底是 23,224,721 人,已连续 32 个月出现月减。quán tái rén kǒu dào bā yuè dǐ shì rén yǐ lián xù gè yuè chū xiàn yuè jiǎnBy the end of August the total population of Taiwan was 23,224,721, marking the 32nd consecutive month of monthly decline.八月粗出生率是 3.80‰,粗死亡率是 8.35‰。bā yuè cū chū shēng lǜ shì cū sǐ wáng lǜ shìAugust's crude birth rate was 3.80‰ and crude death rate was 8.35‰.\n今年一到八月累计出生 61,742 人,比去年同期减少约 11,036 人。jīn nián yī dào bā yuè lěi jì chū shēng rén bǐ qù nián tóng qī jiǎn shǎo yuē rénFrom January to August this year there were 61,742 births, about 11,036 fewer than the same period last year.连江和台东出生率较高,基隆和嘉义较低。lián jiāng hé tái dōng chū shēng lǜ jiào gāo jī lóng hé jiā yì jiào dīLianjiang and Taitung have higher birth rates, while Keelung and Chiayi are lower.国发会估计今年新生儿可能低于 100,000 人。guó fā huì gū jì jīn nián xīn shēng ér kě néng dī yú rénThe National Development Council estimates newborns this year may be below 100,000.