Why Is the U.S. Birth Rate Declining?
In 2020, the U.S. TFR dropped to 1.64, the lowest level ever recorded.
Region: East Asia
Oldest Areas May Be Hardest Hit: The Importance of Age Structure in Understanding Mortality During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Evidence to date suggests that deaths among people who have tested positive for the coronavirus are highest at older ages and near zero for young children.
Changing Race and Ethnicity Questions on the U.S. Census Form Reflect Evolving Views
Census questions about race and ethnicity have evolved over time, as have Americans’ views about racial and ethnic identification.
Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 39: Aging and Health in China
(2020) What can we learn from the world’s largest population of older people?
Harnessing the Demographic Dividend in Ethiopia
By asoares
Ethiopia, with a current population of about 100 million, has achieved gains in several major health indicators.
The Backdrop: Rising Inequality in the U.S.
(2014) Countries around the world are paying more attention to inequality as an indicator of social and economic well-being.
The Backdrop: Rising Inequality in the U.S.
(2014) Countries around the world are paying more attention to inequality as an indicator of social and economic well-being.
Economic Shock of Crop Loss Increases Contraceptive Use Among Women in Rural Tanzania
Children born or conceived during floods, droughts, unemployment, or any other economic hardships are likely to suffer severe malnourishment, or even die resulting from it, according to several studies.
“When Technology and Tradition Collide: From Gender Bias to Sex Selection,” Fact Sheet
(2013) With technology producing more and cheaper ways to determine the sex of a fetus, fewer girls are being born—an estimated 1.5 million of them every year.
Measures of U.S. Child Obesity Flawed
The prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States is often tracked using outdated, self-reported data.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.