Census Bureau to Track Both Metro and ‘Micropolitan’ Areas
By asoares
(June 2003) As the U.S.
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Traditional Families Account for Only 7 Percent of U.S. Households
(2003) Images of the traditional family still dominate our televisions and magazines, but they do not represent how most Americans live.
Unmet Need for Family Planning: Recent Trends and Their Implications for Programs
(2003) More than 100 million women in less developed countries, or about 17 percent of all married women, would prefer to avoid a pregnancy but are not using any form of family planning.
Maternal Mortality a Leading Cause of Death in Cambodia
(January 2003) Motherhood should be a time of anticipation and delight for a woman, her family, and her community. For many women, however, it is a time laden with risk and danger.
Mortalité maternelle : l’une des principales causes de décès au Cambodge
By asoares
(2003) La maternité est une période qui devrait être faite d’anticipation et de bonheur pour une femme, sa famille et sa communauté.
U.S. Fertility Rates Higher Among Minorities
(2003) In 2001 there were about 4 million births in the United States and a total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.1 births per woman.
Fewer Malaria Cases in Cambodia
By asoares
(2002) According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 300 million people worldwide suffer from malaria each year resulting in at least 1 million deaths.
The Gender Gap in U.S. Mortality
(December 2002) Mortality rates improved for both women and men in the second half of the 20th century. But these rates improved more rapidly for women than for men, so that until recently, the gender gap in life expectancy increased.
Americans Are Living Longer Than Ever
(2002) Life expectancy is a hypothetical measure. It represents the average number of additional years that a person could expect to live if current mortality trends were to continue for the rest of that person’s life.
Quel est le nombre de personnes qui ont vraiment vécu sur la Terre?
(2002) La question de savoir combien de personnes ont vraiment vécu sur la Terre revient sans cesse parmi les demandes d’information adressées au PRB.