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This volume presents the comprehensive tables displaying the results of the 2000 Revision of the official world population estimates and projections prepared by the Population Division of the United...

This volume presents the distribution by age-group and sex of the population of countries and areas of the world with more than 140,000 inhabitants in 2000. Population age and sex distributions are...

This analytical report is the final part of a three-volume set. It is a detailed analysis of the results of the World Population Prospects 2000 revision, which is the most current revision of the...

This year's edition of the World Population Prospects provides a comprehensive and consistent set of population data for 187 countries and areas on two compact disks (CDs). In all data sets, figures...

This year's edition of the World Population Prospects provides a comprehensive and consistent set of population data for 187 countries and areas on two compact disks (CDs). In all data sets, figures...

This informative wall chart shows the most recent data on world contraceptive use as of June 2001. The information is taken mainly from representative national sample surveys of women of reproductive...

The World Mortality Report 2009, prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, provides a comprehensive set of mortality...

The World Mortality Report 2011, prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, provides a comprehensive set of mortality...

This wall chart presents the latest available data and information on HIV/AIDS for all countries and regions of the world, with emphasis on government measures implemented in response to the HIV/AIDS...

Twenty years into the HIV/AIDS pandemic, social and behavioural research on HIV/AIDS remains limited. Data on sexual behaviour and AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes are sparse and difficult to...

This detailed wall chart provides statistics about urban agglomerations around the world. In alphabetical order, it provides past, present and future statistics on agglomeration size and rank to...

This detailed wall chart provides figures about urban versus rural population rates for countries around the world. This chart is organized by continent to ensure statistical information on each...

As the proportion of the world's population in the older ages continues to increase, the need for improved information and analysis of demographic ageing increases. This detailed report provides a...

Although abortion is commonly practiced throughout most of the world and has been practiced since long before the beginning of recorded history, it is a subject that arouses passion and controversy...

The data presented in this wall chart come from censuses, surveys and civil registers. Patterns of marriage are shown using three indicators: the singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM), also known as...

This edition presents a special focus on population, gender and development. It provides an historical review of population and gender issues on the global agenda and covers such topics as family...

This edition presents a special focus on population, environment and development. The general trends of rapid population growth, sustained but uneven economic improvement and environmental degradation...

The 1997 edition of the World Population Monitoring focuses on international migration and development. The issues discussed include: international migration and population dynamics, international...

The World Population Prospects 1996 presents population estimates and projections for the world, the more developed and less developed regions, the least developed countries, 6 major areas, 20 regions...

This Report provides a summary of recent information on selected aspects of health and mortality. It covers such topics as: levels and trends of mortality; child survival and health; primary health...