Italy – The fewest births ever and the population shrank 

Fewer babies were born in Italy in 2015 than in any year since the modern state was founded 154 years ago, and the population shrank for the first time in three decades, data showed on Friday.Adding to the gloomy picture, the number of deaths jumped more than 9 percent over the previous year.

That left Italy with its highest mortality rate since World War Two as life expectancy levels unexpectedly dropped.

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