8 Billion People: A Milestone by the Numbers
As Earth's population reaches the eight-billion milestone, we put it into context.
As Earth's population reaches the eight-billion milestone, we put it into context.
(2014) Ukraine, a former republic of the Soviet Union, has undergone a series of dramatic demographic changes since its independence in 1991. Most significant, its birth rate declined sharply following independence, mirroring similar developments in other former Soviet republics.
Malnutrition, defined as ill health caused by deficiencies of calories, protein, vitamins, and minerals interacting with infections and other poor health and social conditions, saps the strength and well-being of millions of women and adolescent girls around the world.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
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.
(2010) De nombreux pays font face à une diminution de leur population en âge de travailler (généralement considérée comme étant les personnes âgées de 15 à 64 ans).
It will take us many years to understand the long-term effects of COVID on our health, well-being, and way of life.
Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act
(2011) Improvement in gender equity and women's empowerment has been uneven around the world and slow in many regions, according to the World's Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.