PRB Discuss Online: Africa’s Demographic Challenges
(2012) Of the 48 least developed countries in the world, 33 are located in sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, this region stands out with the highest birth rates in the world.
(2012) Of the 48 least developed countries in the world, 33 are located in sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, this region stands out with the highest birth rates in the world.
(2011) Global population will reach 7 billion later in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999.
(2014) U.S. children of incarcerated parents are an extremely vulnerable group, and much more likely to have behavioral problems and physical and mental health conditions than their peers, reports Kristin Turney, a University of California-Irvine sociologist.
(2002) According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 300 million people worldwide suffer from malaria each year resulting in at least 1 million deaths.
The 2010 Census will enumerate the resident population of the United States as of April 1, 2010. The census will include everyone living in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
(2002) Wedged between the world's two population billionaires, China and India, Nepal is struggling with its own population pressures.
Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act
(2011) In which country do 72 percent of women marry before age 18? Worldwide, what percent of girls complete primary school? What is the average number of lifetime births per woman in Niger?