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201914
  • Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). (worldinmaps.com)
  • World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. (worldinmaps.com)
  • Previous and future global population predictions by the UN as of 2019. (gowinglife.com)
  • The infant mortality rate of the world in 2019 was 28 according to the United Nations[4] and the projected estimate for 2020 was 30.8 according to the CIA World Factbook. (xmpla.com)
  • The 2019 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-sixth round of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. (hitterslog.com)
  • The Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, through its United Nations Demographic Yearbook and accompanying databases, provided access to official national population statistics … Population Division World Population Prospects 2019. (hitterslog.com)
  • In the Current Path forecast, Seychelles' population is expected to increase from an estimated 97 500 people in 2019 to 103 400 people in 2043. (issafrica.org)
  • The country is forecast to witness significant growth in urbanisation, such that by 2043, 74% of the population will reside in urban areas, compared to 58.6% in 2019. (issafrica.org)
  • The country continues to struggle with poverty rates of 0.051 million people (49.7% of the population) living below the poverty line of US$22.70 in 2043, compared to 0.05 million (48.2%) in 2019. (issafrica.org)
  • During a legislative session on the Minnesota House floor on Thursday, April 25, 2019, related to the legislatureâ s omnibus health and human services finance bill, HF 2414, Rep. Hodan Hassan (D-62A, Minneapolis) made an eyepopping claim that â twenty-five percent of the US population are locked upâ [in jails or prisons]. (krombie.net)
  • But Dallas' unsheltered homeless population has roughly doubled between 2016 and 2019, and homeless advocates blame the cityâ s lack of affordable housing, according to â ¦ According to the Sthalapurana, the name â Hassanâ is a contraction or derivative of â Simhasanapuraâ , associated with janamejaya, a great grandson of the Pandava hero, Arjuna. (krombie.net)
  • DEC. 30, 2019 â According to the U.S. Census Bureauâ s national and state population estimates released today, forty-two states and the District of Columbia had fewer births in 2019 than 2018, while eight states saw a birth increase.With fewer births in recent years and the number of deaths increasing, natural increase (or births minus deaths) has declined steadily over the past decade. (krombie.net)
  • New York, 2020 2019-12-21T06:43:12.292Z. President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday appointed Hassan Bashir as the acting executive chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC). (krombie.net)
  • Population density has increased steadily over time, from 51.4 inhabitants/km2 in 2006 to 75.1 inhabitants/km2 in 2019. (krombie.net)
World's population6
Urban29
  • List of countries and dependencies by area List of countries and dependencies by population List of sovereign states List of cities proper by population density List of world cities by population density Urban density The De Agostini Atlas Calendar (in Italian) listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) in its 1930 edition but corrected it to 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) in its 1945-46 edition. (wikipedia.org)
  • 4 More urban settings and increased population density would be expected to enhance viral transmission. (medrxiv.org)
  • There are many positive aspects to city living that support physical and mental well-being and health, such a greater availability of resources and opportunities, but as cities grow and the demands of the available resources increases, conditions develop that might have an uneven negative impact on urban populations. (urbandesignmentalhealth.com)
  • This continually accelerating process of migration into cities and towns and increase in urban populations, was already recognized in the 70's by the international community. (urbandesignmentalhealth.com)
  • Secondly, urbanisation does not automatically result in species extinction and some endangered taxa have been known to establish self-sustaining urban populations (10). (nahf.nl)
  • Moreover, implementing more urban natural spaces can help create ecological corridors and connectivity, allowing migration and limiting small-sized populations, more sensitive to extinction. (nahf.nl)
  • September 2007) The world is on the verge of a shift: from predominantly rural to mainly urban. (prb.org)
  • but in Africa and Asia, less than 40 percent of the population is urban. (prb.org)
  • Contrary to popular belief, the bulk of urban population growth is likely to occur in smaller cities and towns of less than 500,000. (prb.org)
  • Between 2000 and 2030, the urban population in Africa and Asia is set to double. (prb.org)
  • Asia's urban population will grow from 1.4 billion to 2.6 billion. (prb.org)
  • Latin America and the Caribbean will see its urban population rise from 394 million to 609 million. (prb.org)
  • While high-rise living, skyscrapers, and modern transportation and sanitary facilities may be common in cities in the developed world, other urban areas are far different. (prb.org)
  • In turn, the polluted urban environment affects the health and quality of life of the urban population. (prb.org)
  • For example, urban populations consume much more food, energy, and durable goods than rural populations. (prb.org)
  • In China during the 1970s, the urban populations consumed more than twice as much pork as the rural populations who were raising pigs. (prb.org)
  • For example, urban populations have many more cars than rural populations per capita. (prb.org)
  • As the world population continues to grow, urban areas will face increasing pressure to produce food locally. (worldfarmersorganisation.com)
  • Urban population as a percentage of total population. (worldometers.info)
  • Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country. (worldometers.info)
  • The total land area is 91,590 Km2 (35,363 sq. miles) 67.0 % of the population is urban (6,896,457 people in 2018) The median age in Portugal is 44.4 years. (quick-advices.com)
  • The model simulations, which provide scientists with an idealized view of different types of cities around the world, indicate that, if every roof were entirely painted white, the urban heat island effect could be reduced by 33 percent. (acm.org)
  • The study team used a new computer model, developed by Oleson and colleagues, that is designed to assess the impacts of a changing climate on urban populations and explore options for countering rising temperatures. (acm.org)
  • The compressed timeline by which the Chinese population became mostly urban has caused social tensions that have metastasized far more rapidly than in other societies, where they've usually played out over a century or longer. (joelkotkin.com)
  • Indian census, the city of Hassan had an urban population of 133,436. (krombie.net)
  • Out of the total Hassan population for 2011 census, 21.21 percent lives in urban regions of district. (krombie.net)
  • This child population figure of Hassan district is 10.21 % of total urban population. (krombie.net)
  • The way people define urban areas also differs between, for instance, Africa and India, even if most definitions are based on functional aspects, e.g. access to running water, electricity, telephony and schools, as well as statistical thresholds concerning population density. (lu.se)
  • India is known for its strict definition of urban areas: for it to be considered urban, three quarters of the male population must earn their money in ways other than farming. (lu.se)
20208
  • The input data are extrapolated to produce population estimates for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020. (ciesin.org)
  • The population density of Greenland in 2021 was 0.14 people per square kilometer, a 0.39% increase from 2020. (macrotrends.net)
  • With more than 1.3 billion inhabitants, Africa is the second most populous continent after Asia and, in other words, it represents 17.2% of the planet's population in 2020. (worldinmaps.com)
  • A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration.A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline The countries with the highest infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 births) as of 2020. (xmpla.com)
  • Infant mortality rate of WORLD fell gradually from 96.55 deaths per thousand live births in 1971 to 27.49 deaths per thousand live births in 2020. (xmpla.com)
  • As of 2020, Portugal's population is 10.2 million people. (quick-advices.com)
  • According to UN projections, Shanghai, China's largest city, will have 24 million people by 2020, quadrupling its population over 50 years. (joelkotkin.com)
  • it was observed that the population evaluated, affected by COVID-19 during SE 16 to 53 of 2020, in the State of Acre, had as predominant general characteristics brown skin color, male sex, and the evolution to death from the disease was related with older age and comorbidity. (bvsalud.org)
Revision3
Capita2
20184
  • As we look towards the future not only can we can expect atmospheric CO2 levels to rise but the human population is projected to increase to 9.8 billion by 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100, as estimated by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA, 2018). (thenatphil.com)
  • The median age among the Portugal population is currently at 42.2 years of age, with a total life expectancy of 79.4 years of age in 2018. (quick-advices.com)
  • What was the population of Portugal in 2018? (quick-advices.com)
  • â ¦ Sources: Data from U.S. Census Bureau 2010 and 2018 American Community Surveys (ACS), and Campbell J. Gibson and Kay Jung, "Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States: 1850-2000" (Working Paper no. (krombie.net)
21002
1950 to 20233
Estimates6
  • A set of estimates adjusted to national level, historic and future, population predictions from the United Nation's World Population Prospects report are also produced for the same set of years. (ciesin.org)
  • 1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (worldometers.info)
  • International Civil Aviation Organisation, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates. (nationmaster.com)
  • The current population of Saint Martin is 32,144 as of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, based on the latest United Nations estimates. (worldometers.info)
  • At the end of each year, a new series of population estimates, from the census date forward, is used to revise the postcensal estimates, including the population clock projections series. (krombie.net)
  • The United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs, and their database World Urbanization Prospects are behind these global estimates of urbanisation speed. (lu.se)
20th2
  • What can we learn in retrospect about the social context of the two world wars of the 20th century, and apply to today s challenges? (culturechange.org)
  • Although Brazil has the 12th largest GDP in the world, its global ranking remains at a modest 20th position when it comes to the number of robot installations, according to the International Federation of Robotics. (universal-robots.com)
2023 population is estimated1
Census7
  • Since the release of the first version of this global population surface in 1995, the essential inputs to GPW have been population census tables and corresponding geographic boundaries. (ciesin.org)
  • Separate rasters are available for population counts and population density consistent with national censuses and population registers, or alternative sources in rare cases where no census or register was available. (ciesin.org)
  • The GPW data collection is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ), thus providing openly-available, gridded population data that maintains fidelity to the input census data. (ciesin.org)
  • Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. (nationmaster.com)
  • Preliminary results from the 2021 census have shown that the population of Portugal is decreasing, despite an increase in immigrants to the country. (quick-advices.com)
  • According to INE, in census terms, the only decade in which there was a decrease in population was between 1960 and 1970. (quick-advices.com)
  • Some countries have not taken any census for decades, for instance Angola, which stopped counting its population in the 1970s. (lu.se)
Worldometer4
  • The current population of Malta is 535,770 as of Saturday, December 2, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1 . (worldometers.info)
  • The current population of the Plurinational State of Bolivia is 12,434,767 as of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1 . (worldometers.info)
  • The current population of Sweden is 10,626,049 as of Friday, September 22, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1 . (worldometers.info)
  • The current population of Portugal is 10,156,066 as of Sunday, November 14, 2021, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data. (quick-advices.com)
20504
  • Other than the certainty of death and taxes, we can predict that the world population will peak around 9 billion by 2050, a short 40 years hence. (metanexus.net)
  • World Population Ageing, 1950-2050, United Nations. (hitterslog.com)
  • By 2050, the population is projected to be 9.08 million people and by 2099, the population is expected to be down to 7.01 million people. (quick-advices.com)
  • By 2025 that of 100+ for the population aged above 80 in the Region in number will increase to 8.7%, and by 2050, to approximately five countries (Table 2) [2]. (who.int)
Demographic3
Economic and Social Affairs Population Division5
  • Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009) (PDF). (wikipedia.org)
  • Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (worldometers.info)
  • United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division from MANAGEMENT 501 at Tata Institute of Social Sciences. (hitterslog.com)
  • United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division 2009 Trends in … The Statistics Division Department at United Nations - Economic and Social Affairs on Academia.edu This edition of the World Statistics Pocketbook is the fortieth in a series of annual compilations of key statistical indicators prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. (hitterslog.com)
  • Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (worldometers.info)
Ranks1
Urbanisation1
  • Nowadays, urbanisation is characterized by strong levels of population density, leading to many infrastructures (roads, buildings…) and strong competition in land use. (nahf.nl)
100,000 population2
  • Approximately 80% of all to control TB epidemics in high-incidence countries, new TB cases in the world occur in 22 countries that have where prevalence of latent TB infection is high, is not incidence rates from 68 to 584 per 100,000 population (2). (cdc.gov)
  • In North America, the incidence of Crohn disease can be as high as 20.2 cases per 100,000 population. (medscape.com)
Current population density1
Censuses2
  • Unless otherwise noted, areas and populations are sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects, which uses the latest censuses and official figures, as well as figures from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. (wikipedia.org)
  • For GPWv4, population input data are collected at the most detailed spatial resolution available from the results of the 2010 round of Population and Housing Censuses, which occurred between 2005 and 2014. (ciesin.org)
Forecast1
  • This will reduce the proportion of poor people to 49.6% of the Seychellois population (compared to 49.7% in the Current Path forecast). (issafrica.org)
Equivalent2
20301
  • Stock and density projection by 2030 based on a simple stock and flow model. (who.int)
Square kilometers1
20001
  • In 2000, the average sex ratio of the population of chances of disablement, while being illiterate did not.Literacy the Region for ages 60 and over per 100 women was 86 for rural women did not necessarily increase their males per 100 females. (who.int)
Fertility Rate1
Uneven1
Mosquito1
  • The problem is further compounded by our throwaway society, the uncontrolled urbanization in many tropical cities of the world, and by the general ignorance of mosquito-borne diseases in those cities. (cdc.gov)
Migration1
Economy3
  • They also understand how that will play out over time and what the prospects are for Cortes, where Islanders who contribute to the economy and culture of Cortes, who don t own homes, may be pushed out due to housing shortages. (cortesisland.com)
  • With a population of more than 200 million and the leading economy in South America, Brazil has got all the ingredients to become an automation powerhouse with all the benefits it will bring. (universal-robots.com)
  • After several years of strong growth, Australia is now arguably the world's leading economy, according to a new report from AfrAsia Bank and New World Wealth. (theedgesearch.com)
Percentage1
Increase4
Africa5
  • Therefore Africa has the largest mineral industries in the world. (worldinmaps.com)
  • The table below represent the percent of the world production of Africa for various minerals. (worldinmaps.com)
  • Because Sub-Saharan Africa will be the largest contributor to population growth over the coming decades, development in this region will have a large impact on how much the global population actually grows. (gowinglife.com)
  • Namibia features one of the most spectacular landscapes that Africa has to offer, home to expansive deserts, towering mountains, rocky valleys and savannas that are littered with some of the rarest wildlife in the world. (outlooktravelmag.com)
  • The key continent for the future of the planet - especially in terms of food supply and climate protection - is Africa which, because of its vast deserts and low population density, has the required potential to meet considerable challenges facing humankind. (klasmann-deilmann.com)
2016-20171
Future prospects2
India2
Data6
  • The purpose of GPW is to provide a spatially disaggregated population layer that is compatible with data sets from social, economic, and Earth science disciplines, and remote sensing. (ciesin.org)
  • The Malta Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Malta delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm , which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division. (worldometers.info)
  • International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and data files. (nationmaster.com)
  • Precision medicine and precision public health are emerging fields that use genomics and other big data technologies to provide more targeted interventions at the individual and population levels. (cdc.gov)
  • Public health programs drive toward prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the population, but they need the support and guidance of data-driven research behind them every step of the way. (cdc.gov)
  • Data include the number and density of hospitals and hospital beds, stratified by ownership of facility (public, non-profit-making private and for-profit private), in addition to the number of beds for long-term care. (who.int)
Predictions1
Human population4
  • The Gridded Population of the World (GPW) collection, now in its fourth version (GPWv4), models the distribution of human population (counts and densities) on a continuous global raster surface. (ciesin.org)
  • The growth of the human population, along with increases in CO2, will further exacerbate current problems regarding food security and nutritional adequacy and is of the utmost importance to bring awareness to in order to secure the health of those currently inhabiting our planet and for generations to come. (thenatphil.com)
  • The current variants show that the virus is doing its best to make itself more suitable to ongoing circulation within the human population. (bvsalud.org)
  • Human Population and BuiltUp Land. (lu.se)
UNICEF1
  • The 100/100 initiative driven by WHO, UNICEF and the World Bank is supporting over 100 countries to conduct rapid readiness assessments and develop country-specific plans for vaccines' deployment. (bvsalud.org)
Incidence1
  • Our simulated incidence ranged from 100 to 200 new TB cases per 100,000 persons per year, and we assumed that 28%-50% of the population was latently infected with M. tuberculosis . (cdc.gov)
Cities10
  • Not in terms of space: if everyone lived in cities with a similar population density to New York, 11 billion people would occupy about 1.1 million square kilometres, about the size of three US states. (gowinglife.com)
  • That's a lot of space to be covered in a city, but the Earth still looks fairly roomy under this scenario, even if only half the population are living in cities (as is the case today). (gowinglife.com)
  • People are moving to cities in ever-increasing numbers around the world. (urbandesignmentalhealth.com)
  • Indeed, during the Middle Age and in order to protect population from diseases, European medieval cities were built fully separated from nature. (nahf.nl)
  • The largest cities in the world are slowly growing in size, and increasingly they are located in less developed regions. (prb.org)
  • Not all cities in the world would feel like a city to outsiders. (prb.org)
  • Despite this, Namibia surprisingly features some of the most vibrant cities on the continent that readily showcase the country's exciting economic prospects alongside a deep cultural history that together bring unique experiences to travellers. (outlooktravelmag.com)
  • At a time when elite cities in the West barely manage to grow in population, Chinese cities have emerged out of virtually nothing, as hundreds of millions of people have moved from farm to city. (joelkotkin.com)
  • Yet for all their achievements, China's cities also offer a cautionary tale about authoritarian planning, excessive density, too many unneeded units, rising class tensions, plunging birthrates, heavy pollution, and, perhaps most ominously, the imposition of increasingly sophisticated population surveillance. (joelkotkin.com)
  • The industrialised population needs something to eat, and people in rural communities need products that are produced in the cities. (lu.se)
Mortality8
  • Higher mortality has been observed in older populations and in men. (medrxiv.org)
  • Since 1990, the global under-5 mortali… Child mortality is a big deal, and a lot of people are fighting to reduce it in the developing world. (xmpla.com)
  • Chart and table of the World infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2021. (xmpla.com)
  • world infant mortality report! (xmpla.com)
  • Although the global number of child deaths remains high, the world has made tremendous strides in reducing child and young adolescent mortality over the past few decades. (xmpla.com)
  • Population growth is a factor of three trends: birthrates, life expectancy at birth, and the mortality or death rate. (metanexus.net)
  • Mortality rates are closely related to life expectancy, but significantly different in how they impact population age distributions and growth. (metanexus.net)
  • The changing population structure has implications for the mortality and increased morbidity among older people stem elderly as the proportion of youth decreases in the Region from experiences and behaviour at younger ages. (who.int)
Today's1
  • That means that today's population of 8 billion, which many people already believe is too many, will grow by over a third. (gowinglife.com)
Year1
  • In 1968, a traumatic year on many accounts, a then 11-year old boy was further traumatized by reading Paul Ehrlich bestseller, The Population Bomb . (metanexus.net)
Inhabitants1
Significantly1
Health23
  • For this assignment, you are to select a target population with a specific health issue and research how social, cultural, and behavior factors of the target population contribute to health outcomes associated with the health issue. (writtask.com)
  • Introduction: Provide a concise synopsis of the purpose of the paper and a general introduction to the target population and the health issue. (writtask.com)
  • As a public health professional, an individual works around the world, solving health problems and campaigning for creation and modification of policies that affect societies health. (writtask.com)
  • According to the World Health Organization, cases of HIV/AIDS are undergoing significant growth. (writtask.com)
  • Current Strategies/Interventions: Discuss existing programming to prevent or reduce the health issue within the target population and challenges to interventions and programming. (writtask.com)
  • Recommendations/Conclusion: Make recommendations to resolve the health issue within the target population based on your review of current literature and what you have learned throughout the course. (writtask.com)
  • Though the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the role of key social determinants of health many years ago when it launched the Primary Health Care (PHC) strategy, not much has happened in countries since. (who.int)
  • In anticipation of the Commission's report, the document also briefly outlines issues, challenges and actions that countries should confront and address in order to improve the health status of populations in the WHO African Region. (who.int)
  • A paper prepared for the Commission on Social Determinants of Health, Geneva, World Health Organization, 2005. (who.int)
  • Women will make up the greater number of the working conditions, violence, poor health care and injuries elderly population, due to their higher life expectancy and early in life and throughout the course of life can lead to morbidity patterns. (who.int)
  • Implementation science (IS) is "the study of methods to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies into routine health care and public health settings to improve the impact on population health. (cdc.gov)
  • When our communities face a health crisis, the research, clinical, and public health worlds come together and collaborate. (cdc.gov)
  • Indicators include the number and density of a wide range of health personnel (such as physicians, nurses, midwives, dentists, pharmacists and health care assistants), according to three different concepts (those practising, professionally active and licensed to practice). (who.int)
  • Qatar health profile 2015 / World Health Organization. (who.int)
  • The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. (who.int)
  • The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers' products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. (who.int)
  • All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the information contained in this publication. (who.int)
  • In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. (who.int)
  • This comprehensive health profile is intended to serve as a tool to monitor progress in the health of the population. (who.int)
  • In 1968, David Sencer delivered the 33rd Craig Lecture and discussed health protection in a shrinking world. (cdc.gov)
  • COVID-19 is a highly transmissible disease that has been causing serious health problems around the world, generating major political and financial problems. (bvsalud.org)
  • Served as an alert to health authorities as well as the population. (bvsalud.org)
  • Image courtesy of the CDC/World Health Organization (WHO). (medscape.com)