Area of Expertise: Population Dynamics and Planning
Population Bulletin, vol. 61, no. 2. Controlling Infectious Diseases
Fertility Decline and Reproductive Health in Morocco: New DHS Figures
(2006) The “fertility transition”—the shift from large to small families that demographers have observed throughout much of the world—has been remarkably rapid in Morocco, according to a recently released demographic and health survey on that country.
Health Care Challenges for Developing Countries with Aging Populations
(April 2006) Populations in developing countries will be aging rapidly in the coming decades: The number of older persons (those age 65 or older) in less developed countries is expected to increase from 249 million to 690 million between 2000 and 2030.
In the News: The Philippines Mudslide
By asoares
(2006) On February 17, a devastating landslide killed an estimated 1,800 Filipinos in Guinsaugon on the southern part of Leyte Island in eastern Philippines.
Hispanics Account for Almost One-Half of U.S. Population Growth
(2006) With a population growth rate of nearly 1 percent a year, the United States is the fastest growing developed country in the world. While many European countries are facing population decline, the U.
Les pays en développement : assiégés par les maladies chroniques
(2006) Les pays en développement traversent une transition épidémiologique rapide (des maladies infectieuses telles que les maladies diarrhéiques et la pneumonie aux maladies chroniques telles que les maladies cardiaques) qui risque de submerger leurs systèmes de santé déjà très sollicités et de fragiliser plus avant leurs économies.
Avian Flu and Influenza Pandemics
(2006) As avian flu kills a growing number of people and outbreaks of the virus are reported in birds from China to Turkey, public health officials fear a new global influenza pandemic could already be brewing.
Chronic Diseases Beleaguer Developing Countries
Developing countries are undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition—from infectious diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia to chronic ones such as heart disease—that threatens to overwhelm their strapped health systems and cripple their fragile economies.
The Demographic Divide: What It Is and Why It Matters
(2005) Public attention has begun to focus on the “demographic divide,” the vast gulf in birth and death rates among the world’s countries.