Evidence Review. Which Policies Promote a Demographic Dividend?
(2019) The demographic dividend—the prospect for accelerated economic growth driven by a country’s maturing age structure—has captivated the attention of policymakers around the world.
Region: Global
Senegal ENGAGE Presentation Focuses on Religion and Family Health
Le Sénégal s’Engage: la Religion et la Santé familiale (Senegal Engage: Religion and Family Health) is a new ENGAGE presentation that serves as an advocacy tool to connect reproductive health and family planning issues with faith-based attitudes and beliefs.
International Media Program
By Julia Greene
Influential media organizations examine and report on pressing issues affecting women’s health and status.
Baringo County, Kenya, Family Planning Fact Sheet
The Baringo County Integrated Development Plan (2018-22) establishes a vision “To be the most attractive, competitive, and resilient county that affords the highest standard of living and security to all its residents.
Zambia: On the Cusp of a Promising Future
This ENGAGE multimedia advocacy tool that builds awareness of the impact of rapid population growth on Zambia’s goal of becoming a prosperous upper middle-income country by 2030.
Policy Brief. End Contraceptive Stock-Outs
A woman’s ability to decide when to have children and how many children to have is fundamental to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights.
Comic Book. Investing in Uganda’s Future
More than one-quarter of married women in Uganda would like to delay or prevent pregnancy but are not using family planning.
Policy Brief. Africa’s Future: Youth and the Data Defining Their Lives
By 2030, young Africans are expected to make up 42 percent of the world’s youth and account for 75 percent of the those under age 35 in Africa.
Policy Brief. The Long-Lasting Toll of Conflict on Fertility and Early Childbearing
Over the past decade, the incidence of conflict has been rising in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), reversing a 20-year trend. Conflict’s pernicious effects on society are wide-ranging, even after stability returns, and extend to demographic trends.
2019 World Population Data Sheet
Fertility rates in the United States dropped to their lowest level in recorded history, with women having an average of 1.7 births in their lifetime.