FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMED: A post-Christian era has dawned in Britain, with most white Britons now saying they have no religion, according to a new survey.

Related: More people in Europe are dying than are being born:

“Natural decrease is much more common in Europe than in the U.S because its population is older, fertility rates are lower and there are fewer women of child-bearing age,” Poston and his colleagues explain. “Natural decrease is a major policy concern because it drains the demographic resilience from a region diminishing its economic viability and competitiveness.”

See also: Japan.