This infographic explains the demographic dividend, highlighting how changes in population structures, especially through investments in family planning, can significantly affect economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries.
(2014) Recent research by a group of health systems experts details how a 2 percent increase in current spending for maternal and child health can save 147 million children, prevent 32 million stillbirths, and avert 5 million maternal deaths by 2035.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are now the leading causes of death in most parts of the world. Although this is not the case in sub-Saharan Africa, where infectious diseases still predominate, the trend of NCDs is projected to shift in the coming decades.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are now the leading causes of death in most parts of the world. Although this is not the case in sub-Saharan Africa, where infectious diseases still predominate, the trend of NCDs is projected to shift in the coming decades.
By Julia Greene
The interactive map and report present available data for 20 specific indicators, disaggregated by age and sex when possible.
Nearly half of the world’s population, some 3 billion people, is under the age of 25.
Video Series: When a country’s birth rate reaches roughly two children per woman, then ultimately the population growth stops.
(Novembre 2013) Il s’agit de trois articles sur le comportement sexuel et l’utilisation de contraceptifs parmi les jeunes et la planification familiale en Afrique de l’Ouest.
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(août 2013) De nombreuses personnes discutent le dividende démographique, en particulier par rapport à les perspectives de développements en Afrique sub-Saharienne.
This ENGAGE Snapshot defines the changes in a population age structure that can lead to a demographic dividend, as well as identifies the additional set of investments necessary to harness economic growth through a demographic dividend.