The prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States is often tracked using outdated, self-reported data. Self-reported data—when a child (or the child’s parents) is asked for the child’s height and weight—tends to be unreliable.
The glaciers that used to provide generous amounts of clean water to Bolivian mountain communities have shrunk dramatically over the past 20 years, and Leucadia now must collect water farther away, reports the United Nations Population Fund in a publication that tells her story.
“Kenya’s Key: Investing in Young People” is an ENGAGE multimedia presentation that portrays how reproductive health for young people lays the groundwork to improve health and well-being, manage rapid population growth, and achieve Kenya’s development goals.
(2012) Les décideurs, les chercheurs et les autres intervenants discutent avec optimisme du dividende démographique.
(2014) La Fiche de données sur la population mondiale 2013 du PRB contient les toutes dernières estimations et projections de population, ainsi que des indicateurs clés pour plus de 200 pays.
Fifty-eight million girls in developing countries were child brides in the last decade. This PRB ENGAGE Snapshot highlights the consequences that early marriage can have for girls, such as poor health outcomes and lost opportunities for education and empowerment.
(2012) To commemorate 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, PAHO, USAID, George Washington University’s Global Women’s Institute, Johns Hopkins University, and the Gender-Based Violence Task Force of the Interagency Gender Working Group, hosted an event focused on the critical examination of the intersections between violence against women and violence against children entitled “Breaking the Cycle: Understanding the Intersections of Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children.
Although contraceptive use is increasing around the world, the unmet need for family planning remains a persistent challenge. As desired family size is changing, more women and couples are seeking family planning.
The social and demographic profile of the U.S.
(2012) The countries known as the “Asian Tigers” are good examples of the advantages to be gained when changes in fertility can be a springboard for economic growth.