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World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB’s 2007 World Population Data Sheet
2007) In 2005, about 191 million people—3 percent of the world's population—were international migrants, according to UN estimates.
Project: Evidence to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Reflections From Five Years of Research on FGM/C
From 2015 to 2019, the African-led consortium developed innovative research methods and uncovered new evidence about the practice and how it is changing—focusing on families and communities, and health and legal systems—in eight countries: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, and Sudan.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Why Is the U.S. Birth Rate Declining?
In 2020, the U.S. TFR dropped to 1.64, the lowest level ever recorded.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Wallchart. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Data and Trends, Update 2017
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Data and Trends Update 2017, produced with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, provides the latest data on the practice in 29 developing countries with representative and comparable data—although FGM/C occurs worldwide.
In Egypt, Young Women and People Living With HIV/AIDS Are Among the Most Disadvantaged
(2012) Jan. 25, 2012, marked the one-year anniversary of the antigovernment protests in Egypt that led to President Hosni Mubarak's resignation. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians, including a vast majority of young people, demanded political freedom, better wages, and better working conditions.
HIV/AIDS and Contemporary Population Dynamics
HIV/AIDS emerged in the late 20th century. Believed to have originated in Africa, the disease has spread worldwide. Occurrence of HIV/AIDS and primary means of diffusion vary among regions. Because of the social and economic impacts of this disease, students should have a good understanding of the patterns and processes that define the spread of the disease.
8 Billion People: A Milestone by the Numbers
As Earth's population reaches the eight-billion milestone, we put it into context.
Rapid Population Growth, Crowded Cities Present Challenges in the Philippines
(2003) Fast-paced population growth and rampant urbanization represent some of the major population concerns in the Philippines, a country of 80 million people where the average number of children born to a woman is close to four and where a sizeable 37 percent of the population is under age 15.
Vaccination During Pregnancy May Reduce Whooping Cough in Infants
New study finds drop in infant cases after experts promote vaccination for pregnant women