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Clean Water’s Historic Effect on U.S. Mortality Rates Provides Hope for Developing Countries
The introduction of water filtration and chlorination in major U.S. cities between 1900 and 1940 accounted for about one-half of the 30 percent decline in urban death rates during those years, according to research published in the February 2005 issue of the journal Demography.
Counting Women’s Work
With support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, PRB is working to expand local analysis of women’s unpaid care work and stakeholder engagement in African countries.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Unequal Health Care Access and Quality Contribute to U.S. Racial Health Disparities Among Older Adults
Older Black adults are less likely than their white peers to have private insurance and more likely to rely on Medicaid or Medicare as their only health insurance.
La conduite sexuelle et l’utilisation de contraceptifs parmi les jeunes en Afrique de l’Ouest
(2009) De par le monde, les jeunes – surtout les jeunes femmes – connaissent un fort taux de VIH et de grossesse non désirée à cause de leurs connaissances limitées concernant la santé sexuelle et reproductive.
Latinos, Whites, and the Shifting Demography of Arizona
(2010) Over the past several decades, Latinos have made up an increasing share of the U.S. population.
Fertility and Infant Mortality Declines in Tanzania
(2010) Tanzania is one of the world's poorest countries, with a 2008 annual per capita income of just $1,263, and nearly 90 percent of the population living on less than $1.25 per day.1 Maternal, infant, and childhood mortality—important indicators of overall socioeconomic conditions—are high, even for East Africa.
The International Response to HIV/AIDS
(2002) With its poverty and underdeveloped health systems and other infrastructures, it is certain that Africa will not be able to bring the HIV/AIDS epidemic under control as rapidly as it needs to if the continent has to rely only on its own resources.
Combatting Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Youth
PRB produced a global interactive database and a series of regional policy reports and data sheets that highlight the importance of taking action now to address noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors among youth.