Population Aging Impact Differs Across Countries
People are living longer and having fewer children, but the impact of this differs among nations.
People are living longer and having fewer children, but the impact of this differs among nations.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
This report summarizes recent research conducted by National Institute on Aging-supported researchers and others who have studied the effects of the recession on the health and well-being of older Americans.
(2015) Population Reference Bureau’s Population Bulletin, “Aging in the United States,” examines recent trends and disparities among adults ages 65 and older, and how baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 are reshaping America’s older population.
(August 2009) The Population Reference Bureau released its 2009 World Population Data Sheet on Aug. 12, 2009, at the National Press Club in Washington,DC with presentations highlighting children and youth, the theme of this year's data sheet.
Many women in developing countries, too poor to pay for the reproductive health services they need, use vouchers to defray the cost of care.
(2005) En début février de cette année, le Brésil s'était, une fois de plus, presque arrêté de fonctionner à l'occasion de la célébration annuelle du carnaval. Pendant les quatre jours de réjouissances, des bénévoles associés à plus de 1 800 organisations non-gouvernementales (ONG) ont distribué plus de 11 millions de préservatifs, financés par le Ministère de la santé brésilien, en plus des 20 millions qui sont normalement distribués chaque mois.
(2010) De nombreux pays font face à une diminution de leur population en âge de travailler (généralement considérée comme étant les personnes âgées de 15 à 64 ans).
Nearly all future population growth will be in the world's less developed countries, and the poorest of these countries will see the greatest percentage increase.