(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.
At the time of the April 1, 1999 Census, the population of Vietnam stood at just over 76 million, making it the 13th largest country in the world.
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(December 2002) Despite major gains in child survival in the last 25 years, more than 10 million children around the world die each year before age 5, often from diseases and conditions that are preventable or easily treated.
(Décembre 2002) En dépit des acquis majeurs en termes de survie des enfants au cours des 25 dernières années, plus de 10 millions d’entre eux décèdent chaque année dans le monde avant l’âge de 5 ans, souvent à la suite de maladies et de conditions qui auraient pu être évitées ou traitées sans difficulté.
(2002) Stigma and discrimination remain a major fact of life for the estimated 29.4 million people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and for the more than 11 million children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS.
(2002) Deaths from heart disease have fallen dramatically over the past 50 years in the United States, from over 589 age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people in 1950 to less than half that number in 2000 (258 per 100,000).
(October 2002) A debate over how best to weed out AIDS-related stigma and resulting discrimination is growing within international health circles, as experts try to address these stubborn obstacles to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.
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(2002) Le débat s’intensifie sur la meilleure manière d’éliminer le stigmate attaché au SIDA et la discrimination qui en résulte au sein des milieux internationaux de la santé, alors que les experts tentent d’éradiquer ces obstacles rebelles à la prévention et au traitement du VIH/SIDA.
(August 2002) Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age (ages 15 to 44) in less developed countries.
(2002) Why the focus on mountains? They provide fresh water for most of the urban population living in the lowlands, the Earth’s greatest biodiversity, and recreation destinations.