2022 population data sheet
The Population Data Sheet, published annually by ESCAP, features a range of key indicators on population and development. The focus is on population size, structure and growth rates, as well as fertility,
Population
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The world's cities in 2018
This data booklet highlights current and future trajectories of populations in cities around the globe, drawing on the population estimates and projections published in World Urbanization Prospects: The
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Goalkeeper: the stories behind the data 2018
Booming population will become a problem for Africa by 2050 if the continent does not begin to seriously promote family planning, a report has warned. This warning was contained in the Goalkeeper data
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An innovative approach to the assessment of hydro-political risk: A spatially explicit, data driven indicator of hydro-political issues
<p>Competition over limited water resources is one of the main concerns for the coming decades. Although water issues alone have not been the sole trigger for warfare in the past, tensions over freshwater
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Healthcare scheme for 50 crore people to roll out on September 25
Putting the figure in perspective, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech said the total number of beneficiaries will equal the total population of the US, Canada and Mexico. Moving
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A ‘perfect policy storm’ cuts puma numbers by almost half near Jackson, Wyoming
Several decades of seemingly unrelated policies, ranging from increases in elk hunting to the reintroduction of wolves, have combined to cut a population of mountain lions in the western United States
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Only one hospital bed for 234 people in city: Govt
Nagpur: Both government and private hospitals in city have a total of 12,815 beds, which means one for 234 people if city’s population is taken to be 30 lakh. This was revealed on Thursday by Maharashtra
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‘Everything we’ve heard about global urbanization turns out to be wrong’- researchers
The United Nations predicts the world's urban population is expected to grow to 70 percent by 2050 from 55 percent at present after becoming majority urban for the first time around 2008. Reuters 12 Jul
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Heart disease deaths rise in India by 34% in 15 years
The death rate due to cardiac diseases has declined significantly in the US in the last 15 years even as it continues to rise in India with cardiovascular diseases being the leading cause of death, underlining
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Gravity and scaling laws of city to city migration
<p>Models of human migration provide powerful tools to forecast the flow of migrants, measure the impact of a policy, determine the cost of physical and political frictions and more. Here, we analyse the
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National Health Profile 2018: Here’s how well India is healthwise
The document gathers its data from the Directorate of health and family welfare of all the States and Union Territories, Central Government Organisations, National Health Programmes and other concerned