(2001) The human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States, with an estimated 24 million active cases and 5.5 million new cases each year, according to the National Cancer Institute. Various strains of HPV cause the great majority of cases of cervical cancer.
(2010) The phrase "1.57 Shock" was widely used in Japan 20 years ago in reaction to the lowest fertility rate in the country's history.
“If we lose public trust in our data sources, it doesn’t matter the data that we collect,” Jordan said.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
As the large baby boomer population ages, the total number of people with dementia in the United States will rise.
(2008) Sub-Saharan Africa remains the "last frontier" of fertility decline. Throughout the developing world (including China), the average number of children per woman has dropped from around six in 1965 to just about three today.
Dr. Foxen discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Latino communities, why life expectancy for Latinos is expected to drop by three years, and the challenges in collecting and tracking national and state COVID-19 data by race and ethnicity.
