请为我翻译一篇中文新闻稿至英文。

以下是中文新闻稿的原文:“中国国家卫生健康委员会今天表示，2021年上半年我国的出生人口为713.5万，比去年同期少了170.9万人。”
"The Chinese National Health Commission announced today that the number of births in China during the first half of 2021 was 7.135 million, a decrease of 1.709 million compared to the same period last year."