India’s Aging Population
India’s population ages 60 and older is projected to increase dramatically over the next four decades, from 8 percent in 2010 to 19 percent in 2050, according to the United Nations Population Division.
Region: South Asia
2011 Census Shows How 1.3 Billion People in India Live
An attention-getting headline in the major Indian daily newspaper, The Hindu recently observed: “Half of India’s homes have mobile phones, but not toilets.”
The Effects of Military Deployment on Family Health
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Extended involvement of the United States military in Iraq and Afghanistan has led to new realities for military personnel and their families.
The Effects of Violence on Women’s Reproductive Health: Fact Sheet
(August 2011) Violence against women is a pervasive public health problem worldwide. According to the UN, at least one in three women is beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused by an intimate partner in the course of her lifetime.
Are the 58 Million Girls Who Married Early Overlooked by Policies and Programs?
(2011) Despite the recent attention to ending early marriage around the world, married adolescents remain invisible to many policymakers and program developers.
Germany: Beyond the Transition’s End
(2011) Germany’s recovery from the devastation of World War II is often called an “economic miracle” because its economy is now Europe’s largest. Immigration has been an important part of the country’s modern demographic history.
PRB Discuss Online: The Increasing Importance of Education for Longevity in the United States
(June 2011) Many people know that individuals with higher levels of education tend to live longer and healthier lives than individuals with low levels of education.
PRB Discuss Online: Child Marriage in Yemen
2011) In Yemen, one in three women ages 20 to 24 report that they were married before their 18th birthday.
Table: Population of States and Union Territories (UTs) of India, 2001 and 2011 and Rates of Change in the Past Three Censuses
(2011) Together, China and India account for 37 percent of the world’s population. Both countries have conducted censuses over the past year, and when they report their census results, figures such as the widely accepted world population total are at risk of changing.
PRB Discuss Online: Will China Relax Its One-Child Policy?
(February 2011) Since 1979, China has applied a family planning policy limiting most families to only one child as a means for controlling its high population growth.