Demographics

Lancet study: Researchers examine the effectiveness of disease prevention more

Study confirms negative health consequences for newborns more

Recent study examines differences in male and female fertility more

Researchers examine the long-term demographic consequences of the Colombian armed conflict for those who survived the violence more

Researchers analyze the human toll of the ongoing conflict using a statistical model that takes data uncertainties into account more

Study with data from four countries shows: accelerated demographic change is creating significant differences in the number of relatives more

In the U.S., the monthly payments increase the longer one works—researchers have now examined whether delaying retirement is financially worthwhile. more

A study examines the relationship between gender roles and the desire to have children in Scandinavia more

New study predicts rise in twin births by 2100 more

Study examines how maternal age and multiple births affects stillbirth rates more

Does having children make us live longer? The numbers say yes, but the reasons are not yet understood. more

New demographic data show how diversely different species age – biologists cannot explain why more

During the last 100 years there has been a far greater drop in human mortality than there was when humans evolved from wild chimpanzees more

Species that use more energy live longer and have fewer children more

The satisfaction of young parents decreases with their number of children, while older parents are happier than their childless peers are more