Region: Global
Webinar: Adding It Up–The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Reproductive Health Services
Over the past two decades, striking progress has been achieved in making pregnancy and childbirth safer in developing countries.
Making the Connection: Population Dynamics and Climate Compatible Development
Human population influences and is influenced by climate change and deserves consideration in climate compatible development strategies.
2014 World Population Data Sheet
PRB’s World Population Data Sheet is an annual report on the world’s demographic, health, and environmental progress and challenges.
The Demography of Inequality in the United States: Introduction
(2014) A convergence of demographic trends and disparities is contributing to a new economic reality for the U.S. population, characterized by higher levels of poverty and inequality.
Carrying Malawi Forward: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health for Young People
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Guide de la population du PRB (6ème édition, 2011) – PDF
(2014) Nous faisons tous partie d’une population et les mouvements de population nous intéressent donc tous d’une façon ou d’une autre, qu’il s’agisse de l’endroit où nous vivons ou des prix que nous payons pour les produits et services.
Extreme Poverty Rate Falls in Many Countries
(October 2014) In 2010, five years ahead of the target date of 2015, the world reached the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 1: cutting in half the proportion of people living in extreme poverty.
Child Mortality Rates Decline Steadily Across Much of the World
(October 2014) The child mortality rate is the number of deaths of children under 5 per 1,000 live births. The United Nations set a target for Millennium Development Goal 4: to reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-5 mortality rate.
Countries Vary in Progress Toward Reducing Still-High Maternal Mortality
(October 2014) The maternal mortality ratio is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Globally, this ratio dropped from 380 deaths to 210 deaths per 100,000 live births between 1990 and 2013.