Acidity tends to increase with conjugate base stability (typically increased electronegativity of the conjugate base when the conjugate base is a monoatomic ions). This increase in stability with increase in electronegativity is due to the greater ability of the conjugate base to balance the negative charge.
Acidity also increases (when your conjugate base is monoatomic) with increased atomic radius of the conjugate base. This decreases the bonding strength between the conjugate base and the proton. This second effect is the dominating effect when you go downward within a group.