(2008) Opposition to Kenya's recent election resulted in days of deadly riots. Kenya's demographic trends provide some background to the current situation, revealing both advances and continuing challenges.
(2002) The past century witnessed a revolution in health care, yet millions of women still endure the risks of pregnancy and childbirth under conditions virtually unchanged over time. Maternal complications take a serious toll on women.
(December 2002) Despite major gains in child survival in the last 25 years, more than 10 million children around the world die each year before age 5, often from diseases and conditions that are preventable or easily treated.
(2011) Together, China and India account for 37 percent of the world’s population. Both countries have conducted censuses over the past year, and when they report their census results, figures such as the widely accepted world population total are at risk of changing.
What information does a census collect? The answer depends on when and where in time the census was taken.
(2010) Family planning empowers women and can save their lives. It can also help reduce poverty, slow population growth, and ease pressures on the environment.
PRB et ses partenaires ont développé une vidéo pour renforcer le dialogue sur la perception de la religion islamique en matière de santé reproductive et du bien-être des femmes et des jeunes en Mauritanie.
Project: BRIDGE: Bringing Information to Decisionmakers for Global Effectiveness
(2008) Depuis la fin des années 1990, l’Afrique subsaharienne a enregistré une croissance économique impressionnante, de l’ordre de 5 % par an, dépassant ainsi la moyenne enregistrée à l’échelle mondiale.
