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PRB provides data, data interpretation, and assistance with key demographic terms to print and broadcast media worldwide. Our demographers and information specialists respond daily to reporters who need data, analysis, or just a good quote on a range of global topics, including women's health, population policy, and demographic trends. We also provide quick reference to population and development sources and experts outside of PRB.
To arrange interviews with staff experts or to obtain information about population, please contact:
Ellen Carnevale
Vice President of Communications and Marketing
Population Reference Bureau
1875 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 520
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-939-5407
Fax: 202-328-3937
E-mail: ecarnevale@prb.org
MULTIMEDIA
Watch or listen to more than 80 webcasts and audiocasts with leading experts on topics as wide-ranging as family planning, climate change, world population, aging, immigration, HIV/AIDS, and female genital mutilation. Several of the webcasts include PowerPoint presentations.
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PRB's Distilled Demographics
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Browse webcasts by topic:
Aging | Education | Environment | Gender | Health/Nutrition | HIV/AIDS |Immigration/Migration | Income/Poverty | Marriage/Family | Population Basics | Reproductive Health | Youth
Check out PRB's YouTube Channel and PRB's audiocasts on iTunes and Soundcloud.
DataFinder
The redesigned and expanded DataFinder now offers a huge new U.S. database of indicators from the U.S. Census Bureau's decennial census, American Community Survey, and population estimates. Locations include: Census Divisions, Census Regions, Metro Areas, States, Counties, and Places.
Browse dozens of indicators in the international database—ranging from population projections to contraceptive use, and including indicators from PRB's 2011 World Population Data Sheet.
Looking for a quick summary of key variables for South Carolina, or South Korea? Go to "United States and International Profiles" and select a single location using the search box or list. Your results will show Highlights for that location, and will also show results compared to the United States (for U.S. locations) or the World (for countries or regions).
Want to create a custom table showing multiple locations and indicators? Select a single location from "United States and International Profiles" and then customize your indicators or locations.
Need to compare a wide variety of locations? Go to "Charts & Maps by Topic" and choose your indicators and locations, and then display results as: Ranking Table, Map, Trend Graph, Stacked Bar Chart, or Horizontal Bar Chart.
Want to save your search results? Download to a csv file. You can also share your results via e-mail or Facebook, for example.
Doing Research?
PRB has a wealth of information to help you with your research. In addition to hundreds of Web-exclusive articles and reports indexed by topic, country, and world region (just use the "Browse By" drop-down menus on the right), you can find data and analysis in many more formats on PRB's websites, from ready-made PowerPoint graphics to customized maps and charts, from webcasts of presentations and seminars to blogs about current events. Find more.
Fact Sheets
The Effect of Girls' Education on Health Outcomes (August 2011)
The Effects of Violence on Women's Reproductive Health (August 2011)
Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV Services (August 2011)
Child Marriage (May 2011)
The World's Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet (April 2011)
Media Guides
A Journalist's Guide to Sexual and Reproductive Health in East Africa, 2011 (PDF: 1.4MB)
Sexual and reproductive health encompasses health and well-being in matters related to sexual relations, pregnancies, and births. It deals with the most intimate and private aspects of people's lives, which can be difficult to write about and discuss publicly. As a result, the public often misunderstands many sexual and reproductive health matters. The media play a critical role in bringing sexual and reproductive health matters to the attention of people who can influence public health policies. This guide aims to help journalists educate the public and policymakers on these issues by bringing together the latest available data on sexual and reproductive health for seven East African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Facts of Life: Youth Sexuality and Reproductive Health in the Middle East and North Africa, 2011 (PDF: 1.2MB)
This PRB report looks at young people across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the challenges they face in their transition to adulthood, specifically their sexual and reproductive health—a culturally sensitive topic for societies in MENA. The report highlights the urgency of acknowledging and addressing the needs of young people for sexual and reproductive health information and services. A few countries in the region are rising to this challenge, but many are still struggling. Failure to do so is not only a loss for today's youth, but for society as a whole for generations to come.
Sexual & Reproductive Health in the Middle East and North Africa: A Guide for Reporters, 2008 (PDF: 1.3MB English) (PDF: 2MB Arabic)
This guide was written for journalists, to help them educate the public and make the case for policymakers that poor sexual and reproductive health contributes to social inequalities and hinders social and economic development. The guide covers: marriage, childbearing, family planning, maternal health, abortion, sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, adolescents and young adults, female genital cutting, and cervical cancer. There is also a chapter on health and development goals, as well as three appendices on population and reproductive health indicators by country.
Reporting on Population, Health, and the Environment: A Media Guide for Central American Journalists, 2007 (PDF: 294KB English) (PDF: 443KB Spanish)
This guide provides data and background information on the connections between population, health, and the environment in Central America. Use this guide to quickly find facts, definitions, and story ideas to cover complex and controversial stories on the environment, women, health, poverty, and more.
Press Releases
World Population Surpasses 7 Billion (Oct. 27, 2011)
PRB Releases 2011 World Population Data Sheet: "World Adding Another Billion People Every 12 Years" (July 27, 2011)
Wendy Baldwin Selected as President of PRB (April 25, 2011)
PRB Conducts Search for President and CEO (February 2011)
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