By asoares
(December 2009) The United States—one of the world’s wealthiest countries—consistently has higher infant mortality rates than most other developed countries. In 2005, 29 countries had lower rates, including Cuba and Poland.
(2009) Climate change may adversely affect the population in many parts of the globe, in particular in developing countries where there is still substantial population growth.
(2009) Changing demographics in the United States present an opportunity for the advancement of minorities into higher-paying occupations.
(December 2009) For a long time, Afghanistan has been a country with a high and stable birth rate, a country where women averaged about eight children each, and a country in which one-fourth of its children were likely to die before reaching their fifth birthday.
(December 2009) PRB recently published the policy brief, Supporting the Integration of Family Planning and HIV Services. This article highlights five good reasons why integration is a sound investment that will pay multiple dividends for individuals, communities, societies, and health systems.
This article is based on the paper, “Muslim Identity or Ethnicity Hindering a Rural Fertility Transition?
(2009) Mounting research shows that married people are healthier and live longer than unmarried people.
(November 2009) Does a large proportion of young adults in a country’s adult population make it difficult for that country to gain or retain high levels of democracy?
This article was originally prepared for a presentation at the IUSSP International Population Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, in October 2009.
(November 2009) Unintended pregnancies are widespread in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
(2009) Latinos make up a growing share of young Americans: Nationally their share reached 22 percent in 2008, but it already approaches or exceeds 50 percent in several states, including Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas.