PopPov Fact Sheets From Country and Regional Research
(2015) The maternal mortality ratio in Burkina Faso is 400 deaths per 100,000 live births, far higher than the global average of 126 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2013.
(2015) The maternal mortality ratio in Burkina Faso is 400 deaths per 100,000 live births, far higher than the global average of 126 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2013.
Early marriage (before age 18) undermines the rights and livelihood opportunities of adolescent girls by leaving them vulnerable to the health risks of early pregnancy and childbearing, and prematurely ending their schooling.
Project: Working Poor Families Project
U.S. working mothers have had a hard time in recent years: Between 2007 and 2012, the share of female-headed working families that are low-income increased from 54 percent to 58 percent, according to a Population Reference Bureau (PRB) analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Naming the vulnerability and discrimination LGBTQ youth face can be a starting point for adults and institutions that support youth—and youth themselves—to act for change.
(2015)Download and share graphics that highlight key data from PRB's article, "Women and Girls at Risk of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States."
(2016) In Egypt, harmful practices that violate girl's rights are hindering the country's development and ignoring the demographic significance of adolescent girls in the country.
Le changement climatique est là, et il affecte déjà nos vies. Pour faire face à cette crise, nous devons nous adapter et repenser nos approches actuelles pour renforcer la résilience climatique. Ces solutions doivent reposer sur des données et viser en premier lieu l'équité et la justice pour les personnes les plus touchées par ce changement.