Global Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases
(2012) Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also referred to as chronic diseases, are the leading causes of death worldwide.
(2012) Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also referred to as chronic diseases, are the leading causes of death worldwide.
(2010) More than 1 billion people, about one-sixth of the world's population, are infected with one or more of 13 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). These diseases are the most common afflictions of the world's poorest people.
(August 2009) The Population Reference Bureau released its 2009 World Population Data Sheet on Aug. 12, 2009, at the National Press Club in Washington,DC with presentations highlighting children and youth, the theme of this year's data sheet.
(2013) The youth population in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing rapidly. Nearly one in three people living in the region, or about 297 million, is between the ages of 10 and 24.
(2012) Scientists and engineers make up only about 5 percent of the U.S. labor force, but are viewed as an important engine for higher earnings, innovation, and economic growth.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
(2011) In the next two decades, the number of Americans age 55 or older will swell from 76 million to 110 million as the large baby-boom generation continues to age. Older Americans’ health and well-being is important for the entire society, and the longer they can live independently, the lower the social costs will be for the society as a whole.
(2002) The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)* is the most water-scarce region of the world. Home to 6.3 percent of the world's population, the region contains only 1.4 percent of the world's renewable fresh water.
(2011) Global population will reach 7 billion later in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999.