505 Search Results Found For : "demographic dividend"
Fertility Rates in Low Birth-Rate Countries, 1996-2011
Remittances Grow Along With International Migration
(2008) It is a familiar story to millions worldwide: Strained by economic hardship, a mother or father is forced leave their community and migrate to another country for work opportunities.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Webinar: How State Contexts Impact Population Health
In this webinar, two distinguished researchers discussed how U.S. state policies and systems can affect racial and regional inequities in health and longevity.
Costs of Induced Abortion and Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Access to Modern Contraceptives in Uganda
2012) With a population of nearly 30 million and an annual population growth rate of 3.2 percent, Uganda is the third fastest-growing country in the world. Recent Demographic and Health Surveys indicate that only 31 percent of Ugandan women of reproductive age who want to use contraceptives report that they are indeed using a modern effective method.
Population Bulletin, vol. 70, no. 2. Aging in the United States
(2015) Population Reference Bureau’s Population Bulletin, “Aging in the United States,” examines recent trends and disparities among adults ages 65 and older, and how baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 are reshaping America’s older population.
The False Narrative of an Africa Unscathed by COVID-19
New research finds that African countries saw infections and deaths at rates similar to countries in other regions, contradicting official reports.
Pakistan’s Historic Floods Threaten Progress in Maternal and Child Health
At least 16 million Pakistanis have had to leave their homes because of historic monsoon rains that flooded a large swath of the country.1 The UN estimates the flooding has caused the deaths of 1,600 people, but the worst health effects are still ahead.
Project: Appalachia: Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends
Socioeconomic Levels Vary Widely in Appalachia
(2013) Appalachia's residents remain older, less educated, and less racially diverse than the United States as a whole, but those demographic and socioeconomic patterns vary widely within the region, according to The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview From the 2007-2011 American Community Survey, prepared by the Population Reference Bureau for the Appalachian Regional Commission.