How did lower birth and death rates affect China’s rate of natural increase?

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The rate of natural increase is defined as the difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a population.1

Following the implementation of the one-child policy in 1980, China experienced a decrease in its fertility rate and birth rate. Because the policy specifically targeted the reduction of births to curb population growth, the gap between the birth rate and the death rate narrowed. Consequently, the overall rate of natural increase in China declined.2