Marriage Benefits Men’s Health
(2010) Marriage improves health indicators and decreases the risk of certain diseases, according to a report in the Harvard Men’s Health Watch based on a survey of 127,545 American adults.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
In Bolivia, Slow Fertility Decline and Some Improvements in Health Indicators
By asoares
(August 2010) Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America, with a per capita income of US$4,140 that is far below the regional average of $10,150.
Recession Putting Brakes on Increases in Low Birth Rates
(August 2010)
With the release of the 2010 World Population Data Sheet, PRB continues its tracking of birth rates in low fertility countries, begun in 2007.
Unintended Pregnancies in the Middle East and North Africa
(2010) Unintended pregnancies are widespread in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), jeopardizing the health and well-being of women and their families.1 These unplanned pregnancies also exert an unnecessary burden on their countries’ health systems and socioeconomic development.
Latinos, Whites, and the Shifting Demography of Arizona
By asoares
(2010) Over the past several decades, Latinos have made up an increasing share of the U.S. population.
Most Americans Marry Within Their Race
(2010) A recent survey found that young Americans ages 18 to 29 have nearly universal acceptance of interracial dating and marriage within their own families.
The State of Metropolitan America
(2010) The State of Metropolitan America, by the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program, identifies five demographic trends and developments that dominated the first decade of the 2000s in the 100 largest metro areas of the United States.
PRB Discuss Online: PRB’s 2010 World Population Data Sheet: Fewer and Fewer Workers to Support Aging Population
(August 2010) More than 80 million people are added to the world’s population each year, yet many countries are facing a shrinking pool of workers, generally those ages 15 to 64, to support the population age 65 or older.
Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health: Policy Developments and Indicators 2009/2010
(August 2010) Mobilizing the resources to reach the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of universal access to reproductive health by 2015 is essential if international development goals are to be realized.
Webinar: 2010 World Population Data Sheet
The Population Reference Bureau released its 2010 World Population Data Sheet on July 28, 2010, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC with presentations highlighting global aging, the theme of this year’s data sheet.