506 Search Results Found For : "demographic dividend"



Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)

High Obesity Rates Plus Severe Coronavirus Cases Could Strain Rural U.S. Hospitals

As coronavirus cases rise in less densely populated states in the Midwest and West, the disease, combined with high levels of obesity in rural America, could pose major challenges for health care systems, suggests Mark Lee at the University of Minnesota.

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Hispanics Account for Almost One-Half of U.S. Population Growth

(2006) With a population growth rate of nearly 1 percent a year, the United States is the fastest growing developed country in the world. While many European countries are facing population decline, the U.S. population is growing as fast as or faster than many developing countries. And the total population of the United States (currently at 296 million) is expected to reach 300 million some time this summer—and about 450 million by the year 2050.

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Climate Change and Urban Adaptation: Managing Unavoidable Health Risks in Developing Countries

(2009) On May 14, demographic and environmental experts discussed the health effects of climate change on the world's growing urban population at the symposium "Climate Change and Urban Adaptation: Managing Unavoidable Health Risks in Developing Countries."

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Crowded Coasts Put 1 in 10 Americans at Risk for Floods, Other Hazards

Older Adults, Communities of Color, and Renters Are Especially Vulnerable

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PRB Discuss Online: Environment, Poverty, and Security in Today’s World, What’s Population Got to Do With It?

(2007) How are environmental, poverty, and security trends in today's world affected by population dynamics? What is being done to address these issues? What is needed?

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Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

Aging and Health in China: What Can We Learn From the World’s Largest Population of Older People?

The United Nations projects that there will be 366 million older Chinese adults by 2050, which is substantially larger than the current total U.S. population of 331 million.

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Family, Friends Help Shape Childbearing Choices

(2014) Worldwide, childbearing decisions may be more of a group effort than we realized.

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Reports on America, vol.1, no. 1. The 2000 Census Challenge

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