Malnutrition: Nigeria’s Silent Crisis

Each year about 1 million Nigerian children die before their fifth birthday. Malnutrition contributes to nearly half of these deaths. This multimedia presentation, "Malnutrition: Nigeria's Silent Crisis," describes the situation, the costs and consequences, and solutions to alleviating this crisis. …

Three presentations about increased childbearing outside marriage, more parents with children from more than one partner, and a shrinking share of married people in the U.S. population have brought new complexity to U.S. family life, and risks for the health and well-being of children and parents…

PRB's Center for Public Information on Population Research, with funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, provided a webinar on "Children of Incarcerated Parents."

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PRB's Center for Public Information on Population Research, with funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, provided a webinar on "The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Reproductive Health Services."

Scott Radloff and Emily Sonneveldt describe how data from mobile technology is being used to measure progress in meeting global family planning goals.

Jeff Jordan, PRB's president, presents highlights from the 2014 World Population Data Sheet.

In a recent interview, David Lam discussed the findings of his research on the interaction between economics and the demography of the youth bulge in sub-Saharan Africa.

Jean-Fran ois Kobian and Moussa Bougma discuss the relationships between family structure, poverty, and child labor in Africa.