Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
The Demography of Dementia and Dementia Caregiving
Dementia is one of the nation’s most expensive old-age health conditions and the most time consuming for family caregivers.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia is one of the nation’s most expensive old-age health conditions and the most time consuming for family caregivers.
Project: Supporting Population Evidence and Champions in Africa (SPEC)
Ethiopia, with a current population of about 100 million, has achieved gains in several major health indicators.
(2003) Reaching age 100 has long fascinated society. The century mark holds an almost mystical importance as a seal of hardiness and good health — the sign of a life well-lived.
(2003) In only 20 years, HIV/AIDS has developed into the most devastating epidemic the world has faced. Forty million individuals worldwide live with HIV/AIDS and millions more individuals, families, children, and communities affected by HIV/AIDS face multiple challenges.1 Yet while many countries continue to experience increasing HIV prevalence rates, Cambodia appears to be making progress.
(2010) Family planning is one of the most cost-effective health interventions in the developing world.
What information does a census collect? The answer depends on when and where in time the census was taken.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
PRB's Digital Visualization highlights key global demographic trends. Explore current and projected population by region and country. And look at changes in total fertility, infant mortality, and life expectancy since 1970. A U.S. "What-If" scenario focuses on the effects of race and ethnicity on child poverty, child obesity, and college degrees.
(2009) Between 2007 and 2008, U.S. household income fell sharply as the unemployment rate increased.
(2009) Lack of access to quality health care and clean water and sanitation, undernutrition, and other preventable or treatable causes lead to the deaths of tens of thousands of children worldwide every day.