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Highlights From the 2024 World Population Data Sheet
Highlights From the 2024 World Population Data Sheet
Highlights From the 2023 World Population Data Sheet
Highlights From the 2023 World Population Data Sheet
Millennial, Gen Z Young Women Face Increased Threats to Health and Safety Compared With Peers in Previous Generations, Despite Better Education, Pay
New Report Details Unfulfilled Promise of Generational Progress WASHINGTON, D.C.
Abortion: A Global Overview
Abortion's legal status does not significantly affect the rate at which the procedure occurs but does affect the conditions under which it occurs.
Lucile Packard Foundation Selects PRB as New Home for kidsdata.org
(2020) The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health has a mission to unlock philanthropy to transform health for kids and moms, in our community and around the world.
PRB Receives $1.5 Million Award to Support Youth Family Planning Policy and Advocacy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
The funds will continue the work of the Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy (EEDA) project, which supports youth in influencing and shaping the family planning policy decisions that impact their lives.
Featured Resources
Hispanic, Black, and Asian Californians Saw Disproportionately Large Drops in Life Expectancy During COVID Pandemic
Study shows stark differences in life expectancy loss between Californians living in high- and low-income areas during the COVID-19 pandemic
Black Women Over Three Times More Likely to Die in Pregnancy, Postpartum Than White Women, New Research Finds
Stark racial disparities in U.S. maternal deaths underscore the need to address equity.
Supporting National Advocacy Efforts to Amplify Understanding of the Multisectoral Benefits of Age Structure Change
In Ghana and Uganda, young people below the the age of 15 dominate the population age structure. Both countries can shift this high child dependency by empowering women to achieve their reproductive goals.
Taxes, Health-Warning Labels May Help Limit Consumption of Sugary Beverages and Improve Health
(2020) To combat obesity and diabetes, lawmakers in a number of U.S. cities have taxed sodas, sports drinks, and sweetened tea, and many are now considering health warning labels.
Country Profile Worksheet
(2020) PRB’s World Population Data Sheet is an excellent reference and data analysis tool. This series of short activities allows students to access a wealth of data on the world, regions, and individual countries, and develop their data literacy skills and knowledge of geography.
