PRB Discuss Online: The Middle East Youth Bulge, Causes and Consequences
(2008) Recent demographic trends have created a youth bulge in the Middle East and North Africa, with nearly one in every five people age 15 to 24.
Region: South Asia
Early Childhood Nutrition And Economic Benefits
(2008) Experts agree that nutrition has a significant impact on child health, growth, and development in the first two years of a child’s life.
PRB Discuss Online: Beyond 300 Million, Regional and State Population Trends in the United States
(December 2007) In October 2006, the U.S.
Is India’s Population Heading Toward 2 Billion?
(2007) Will India be the first—possibly the only—country ever to have 2 billion people? The Population Reference Bureau tackled this question in a new projection series release this month.
Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Health Care Project
In 1970, life in dry and dusty Jamkhed, India, was hard. Many villagers suffered from cholera, malaria, and other infectious diseases, and 40 percent of children under 5 were malnourished.
PRB Discuss Online: Who Is Malnourished or Hungry in the World? Why? What Can We Do to Help?
(December 2006) How many malnourished or hungry people are there in the world, and why? Is the situation improving or worsening?
India’s Population: Reconciling Change and Tradition
(2006) This Population Bulletin presents a demographic portrait of the diverse country of India in the early years of the 21st century and offers insight into some of the forces driving continued growth and change.
HIV/AIDS in India: Survey Results for Country and Eight States
By asoares
(2006) With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Population Reference Bureau has published five chartbooks on HIV/AIDS for the country of India and for the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
Economic, Social, and Demographic Losses and Gains Among American Indians
(January 2004) Providing an overview of American Indians and Alaska Natives* is difficult because it is such a diverse population and the complexities of past and current native life-ways and social customs are so vast.
Asian-American Children Are Members of a Diverse and Urban Population
(2004) Asians in the Americas date back to the arrival of Chinese and Filipino crews of the galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco starting in the 16th century.