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Have you ever worked with data about the federal poverty level and wondered what that level was? There are two different U.S. poverty measures, both often referred to as poverty level one based on poverty thresholds and one based on poverty guidelines. Each has its own interpretation and application…

Editor s Note: In June 2018, the Association of Public Data Users (APDU) announced its selection of PRB s interactive feature Declines in Adult Death Rates Lag in the U.S. South as the winner in the Private Firms category of its 2018 APDU Data Viz Awards. The award recognizes the feature for its eff…

In Senegal, journalists reporting on reproductive health issues has drawn policymakers attention and spurred action, contributing to a doubling of the country s modern contraceptive use in less than a decade. Where family planning stockouts were once the norm, now most supplies are restocked regular…

In February, Katherine Marshall, senior fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs of Georgetown University, visited PRB to talk with staff about the impact of faith leaders on global development. In addition to broadly discussing the intersection of religion and development…

The beneficial links between population age structure change and economic development are widely known, and often described as the demographic dividend. If fertility rates decline, the share of working-age adults in a population increases and incomes grow even more so if the financial climate encour…

Local communities are most affected by the increased threat of adverse weather events. Addressing that threat requires nations and communities to prepare for and mitigate the effects of climate change.

A group of 16 technocrats recently participated in a policy communications training in Malawi enhancing skills communicating research and programs to policymakers.

Zombie statistics have no basis in fact and they just won t die. They make good headlines and rally advocates for various causes. But if you re trying to solve a problem, you have to know what the problem is, and zombies just muddy the waters.

The African Union s roadmap on implementing the 2017 theme, Harnessing the Demographic Dividend Through Investments in Youth identifies four pillars of investment and action to achieve a demographic dividend.

By continuing to engage religious leaders in the discussion about how to confront SGBV and support survivors, program implementers, donors, and policymakers can learn lessons about how to have the greatest impact and support survivors to the greatest extent possible.