World Population Highlights 2007: Overview of World Population
(2007) We entered the 20th century with a population of 1.6 billion people. We entered the 21st century with 6.1 billion people. And in 2007, world population is 6.6 billion.
Region: Global
World Population Highlights 2007: Urbanization
(September 2007) The world is on the verge of a shift: from predominantly rural to mainly urban.
Report. Malnutrition Is Still a Major Contributor to Child Deaths
(2007) Malnutrition continues to be one of the world’s most serious development problems. Exacerbating the consequences of infectious disease, malnutrition contributes to about 6 million deaths annually of children under 5.
World Population Highlights 2007: HIV/AIDS
(September 2007) The AIDS epidemic is one of the most destructive health crises of modern times, ravaging families and communities around the world. By 2006, more than 25 million people had died and at least 35 million people were living with HIV.
2007 World Population Data Sheet
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Malnutrition plays a role in the deaths of about 16,000 young children every day, virtually all of them in the developing world.
World Population Highlights 2007: Malnutrition
(September 2007) Malnutrition is an underlying cause of disease and death in poor countries. In fact, about 56 percent of child deaths are associated with malnutrition.
Report. Addressing Cross-Generational Sex: A Desk Review of Research and Programs
(August 2007) This publication, produced by the IGWG and the Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG), presents definitions and prevalence of cross-generational sex, explores interventions and promising practices aimed at reducing risks associated with cross-generational sex outside of marriage, and makes recommendations for next steps.
PRB Discuss Online: Why Population Aging Matters
People are living longer and, in some parts of the world, healthier lives. By 2030, 1 billion people will be ages 65 and older.
Cognitive Aging: Imaging, Emotion, and Memory
This issue, “Cognitive Aging: Imaging, Emotion, and Memory,” highlights National Institute on Aging-funded research that examines several aspects of cognitive function in older adults, particularly ways in which they think differently and what can be done to enhance cognition or strengthen their thought processes.
Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 5: Cognitive Aging–Imaging, Emotion, and Memory
Older adults commonly worry about losing their memory and other mental faculties. However, while aging is inevitable, severe cognitive decline is not a given.