Milestones and Moments in Global Census History
What information does a census collect? The answer depends on when and where in time the census was taken.
What information does a census collect? The answer depends on when and where in time the census was taken.
(2008) In the latter half of the last century, the world's developed nations completed a long process of demographic transition.1
(2008) Globalization helped increase incomes in Canada, the United States, and Mexico for more than 10 years, but left many children vulnerable economically.
(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.
(2005) More African Americans are living with HIV or already dead from AIDS than any other single racial or ethnic group in the United States—a crisis one black AIDS activist calls "a state of emergency" for the African American community.
(2008) The demographic divide—the inequality in the population and health profiles of rich and poor countries—is widening.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
This report summarizes recent research conducted by National Institute on Aging-supported researchers and others who have studied the effects of the recession on the health and well-being of older Americans.
(2009) "Honor Killings" claim the lives of at least 5,000 women each year in traditional societies around the world; many more women live under the fear of these attacks.