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Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families

Uruguay Out Front on Population Aging

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(June 2000) When it comes to aging in Latin America, Uruguayans are definitely ahead of the pack.

With the largest proportion of people 60 years and older, Uruguay represents the “oldest” nation in Latin America — indeed, in the entire Western Hemisphere.

Afghan Women and Men Far Apart in Literacy

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(2000) The gap in male-female literacy in Afghanistan, which will undoubtedly widen as a result of the current government’s draconian policies, offers a striking illustration of women’s marginal status in that country.

9 Billion World Population by 2050

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(2000) The current period of rapid population growth will continue for at least another 50 years, according to the 2000 World Population Data Sheet of the Population Reference Bureau.

Mozambique’s High Rate of Maternal Mortality

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(April 2000) The floods in southern Africa have turned world attention and resources to Mozambique. International donors have flown in emergency shipments of food, medical supplies, and search and rescue personnel to lessen human suffering and minimize the death toll — 500 confirmed and hundreds more expected.

India Proposes Retooled Population Policy

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(2000) Fifty-three years after independence, India is still looking for a viable policy to control population growth. Although it was the first country to adopt a family planning program, in 1952, the country is still growing by 15.