China's birth rate in 2019 hits lowest level since its founding

China's birth rate in 2019 dropped to its lowest level since the country's founding in 1949, according to government data. The birth rate stood at 10.48 per 1,000 people as it fell for three consecutive years despite the government's relaxation of one-child policy in 2016. The number of births dropped from 15.23 million in 2018 to 14.65 million in 2019.