The Dynamics of Family Planning: Key Demographic Insights
Since the early 1960s, many countries have instituted large-scale programs to provide contraceptive access and services to their populations.
Since the early 1960s, many countries have instituted large-scale programs to provide contraceptive access and services to their populations.
(Video Series) The 20th century world population "explosion," from 1.6 billion in 1900 to 6.1 in 2000, was a direct result of the rapid decline in mortality rates in less developed countries.
In this first of a video series, "Deciphering Population Pyramids," PRB senior demographer Carl Haub shows how population pyramids give us a snapshot of a country's demographic profile.
(2015) Each year, undernutrition contributes to the deaths of more than 3 million children under the age of 5—or about one out of every two child deaths. In addition, globally, more than 160 million children under 5 are stunted.