What Drives U.S. Population Growth? (PDF: 559KB)
The U.S. population is growing as fast as, or faster than, any other developed country. The country's young age structure, along with relatively high fertility and immigration, will fuel continued growth over the next several decades.
Fewer Malaria Cases in Cambodia, but Death Rates Still High
Cambodia's national malaria control program has reduced malaria outbreaks over the last decade, by more than one third, but Cambodia has the largest number of drug-resistant forms of malaria in the world.
How Many People Have Ever Lived on Earth?
Just How Many U.S. Baby Boomers Are There?
Muslims in the U.S.
Iraqis in the U.S.
2002 World Population Data Sheet
Updated Articles on U.S. Mortality: Data from Census 2000
Fighting AIDS-Related Stigma in Africa
Rooting Out AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination
Facing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic (PDF: 786KB)
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (PDF: 504KB)
American Samoa (PDF: 506KB)
U.S. Virgin Islands
Guam
Obstetric Fistula: Cause of Disability and Stigma
For the New U.S. Congress: How Are Kids Doing?
Brazil Confronts Adolescent Sexual Health Issues
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How young is the U.S. population? More than one-fifth of the U.S. population was under age 15 in 2002, compared with less than one-seventh of Japan's population. While some African and Latin American countries have much younger profiles — many with more than one-third of the population under age 15 — continued U.S. growth is expected. By 2050, the population is projected to grow by nearly 140 million to a total of 420 million. Read more.
How extensive is childhood immunization in Cambodia? Only 40 percent of children in Cambodia are fully immunized against the six standard vaccine preventable diseases — polio, diphtheria, whooping cough (pertussis), tetanus, measles, and tuberculosis. Children in urban areas and those whose mothers attended at least secondary school are most likely to be fully immunized. Read more.
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