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Gender-Based Violence Increases Risk of HIV/AIDS for Women in Sub-Saharan Africa

(2011) Approximately 68 percent of people infected with HIV worldwide live in sub-Saharan Africa, where the virus disproportionately affects women.

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First Results From the 2010 Census

(2011) Ten key findings about how the U.S. population has changed.

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Rising Global Food Prices Threaten to Increase Poverty

(2011) Global food prices have been rising, threatening to reach record levels in the coming months if current trends continue.

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Malaria Continues to Threaten Pregnant Women and Children

(2001) Malaria threatens at least 24 million pregnancies each year in Africa, the continent most affected by this disease according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Population and Health: An Introduction to Epidemiology

(1999) Most people are concerned about their health. When they are well, they wonder how to remain that way.

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Russia’s Demographic Decline Continues

(2002) Recently released population estimates for Russia confirm the accelerating population decline that has been underway since the breakup of the Soviet Union more than a decade ago.

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Report. Summary of PRB Methods to Produce Estimates of Women and Girls Potentially at Risk of FGM/C in the United States

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Distilled Demographics: Addressing Population Myths

Video Series: Demography can be complicated and confusing. The media can discuss population issues based on false assumptions and interpretations without realizing it.

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