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A Shift in Hunger: U.S. Food Policy and What We Learned From the Pandemic
Food insecurity rates increased as pandemic-backed support came to a halt.
Population Trends and Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa
(2001) The people of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have long played an integral, if sometimes volatile, role in the history of human civilization. MENA is one of the cradles of civilization and of urban culture. Three of the world's major religions originated in the region — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Universities existed in MENA long before they did in Europe.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Eliminating Smoking and Obesity Could Shrink U.S. Health Disparities, But Where People Live Matters Too
(2019) Smoking and obesity are the two leading causes of preventable death, disability, and chronic disease in the United States.
2013 World Population Data Sheet
(2013) Africa, by far the world’s poorest region, will record the largest amount of population growth of any world region between now and 2050.
Reducing Child Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Surveys Find Mixed Progress
(2008) Chronic malnutrition has been a persistent problem for young children in sub-Saharan Africa. A high percentage of these children fail to reach the normal international standard height for their age; that is, they are "stunted."
Improve Antenatal Care in Ghana’s Lower-Level Health Facilities
(2015) Summary: Low-quality antenatal care may be contributing to Ghana's high maternal mortality rates, according to a recent study.
Data Report. Fertility Rates for Low Birth Rate Countries, 1995 to Most Recent Year Available
PRB Discuss Online: Chronic Diseases Affect Youth Globally
In 2008, 36 million people died from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Deaths related to these chronic diseases are increasing, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Do Muslims Have More Children Than Other Women in Western Europe?
(2008) Extremely low birth rates in most of Europe have fueled concerns about population decline, yet one segment of the continent's population—Muslims—continues to grow. The increasing number and visibility of Muslims in Western Europe, juxtaposed with the low fertility among non-Muslims, has led some Europeans to worry that the region will eventually have a Muslim majority, fundamentally changing Western European society.