2007 World Population Data Sheet

 PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet contains the latest population estimates, projections, and other key indicators for more than 200 countries, including births, deaths, natural increase, infant mortality, life expectancy, urban population, HIV/AIDS prevalence, contraceptive use, GNI PPP per capita, and population per square kilometer. New for the 2007 Data Sheet are data on percent of children under age 5 underweight, carbon dioxide emissions per capita, and percent of natural habitat remaining. (2007)

World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet (PDF: 945KB)

 This Population Bulletin is the companion report to PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet. The Bulletin highlights key findings from the data sheet on: world population trends, malnutrition, environment, HIV/AIDS, urbanization, and migration. (BUL62.3, September 2007)

Fighting Air Pollution in Mexico City and São Paulo
Mexico City has some of the worst air pollution in the world. The city’s residents lose 2.5 million working days a year to health problems caused by particle matter, such as soot. Other Latin American capitals such as São Paulo, Brazil, also rank among the world's worst in terms of outdoor air pollution. Because increases in respiratory and cardiovascular illness and death have been linked to major air pollution, cities are taking steps to clear the air. But these megacities have reduced air pollution levels with new policies and relatively simple technological fixes. (July 2007)

Climate Change, Rural Vulnerabilities, and Migration
In February 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a panel of international experts assessing the current scientific knowledge on climate asserted that warming of the earth's climate system is "unequivocal." The panel's conclusions are based on mounting evidence of shifts in the climate and consequent effects on ecological processes and biodiversity. Although some estimates of the health effects of climate change have been undertaken, there is still no clear understanding of the potential social effects.

Reporting on Population, Health, and the Environment: A Media Guide for Central American Journalists
This media guide provides data and background information on the connections between population, health, and the environment in Central America. These connections are evident in instances when children are sick with diarrhea from contaminated drinking water, when deforestation leads to mudslides killing villagers, when pesticides for crops gets into the food stream and leads to sickness. This guide will help journalists understand and report on such complex issues about people’s health and the environment. (March 2007)

Unsafe Abortion: Facts & Figures 2006
This guide provides data and other information to help shed light on the public health aspects of unsafe abortion. Of the estimated 46 million induced abortions each year, nearly 19 million are performed in unsafe conditions and/or by unskilled providers and result in the deaths of an estimated 68,000 girls and women. (2006)

2006 World Population Data Sheet

 PRB's 2006 World Population Data Sheet contains the latest population estimates, projections, and other key indicators for more than 200 countries, including births, deaths, natural increase, infant mortality, life expectancy, urban population, HIV/AIDS prevalence, contraceptive use, land area, percent of population living below $2/day, and population per square mile. New for the 2006 Data Sheet are data on net migration rates, percent of surface area protected, and population with access to improved sanitation. (August 2006)

Safeguarding the Contraceptive Supply in Latin America in an Era of Donor Phase-Out
International donors, the major suppliers of contraceptives to Latin America, have recently begun to phase out assistance and supplies, producing a gap that Latin American governments have to fill. For most of the region, contraceptive security now requires serious planning and finding options that are affordable so that family planning successes can be maintained. (June 2006)

PRB-UNFPA Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health 2005
PRB and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have jointly published the Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health: Policy Developments and Indicators 2005. The volume, which updates the 2003 edition, contains national and subnational indicators on the demographic and social situation in 163 countries and subregions. (March 2006)

The World's Youth 2006 Data Sheet

 While girls and boys are enrolling in secondary school in record numbers and early marriage is on the decline, many young people across the world still face daunting threats to their well-being—from sexually transmitted infections to complications from smoking. (February 2006)