Economy

African statistical yearbook 2019

The African Statistical Yearbook (ASYB) 2019 is the tenth edition jointly produced by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

Publication Date: 
29/05/2019
African Development Bank
Tags:
Africa, Statistics, Economy, GDP, Finance, Population
Health

Study on diabetes warns lack of awareness & control a worry

Only 50% of adults in the age group 15-49 years are aware that they ail from the disease

Publication Date: 
21/05/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Diabetes, Population, Health Effects, Medical Research, Health
People

India’s population grew at 1.2% average annual rate between 2010 and 2019: UN

India also recorded an improvement in life expectancy at birth. The life expectancy at birth in 1969 was 47 years and in 2019, it is 69 years.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Population, Infant mortality, UN Fund For Population Activities (UNFPA), Women, People
People

Nigeria: Uncertain Nigeria Population Data Makes Claim About Stunted Kids Hard to Verify

A national newspaper said there were 11 million stunted kids in Nigeria, a problem that would hold back the country's growth.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Population, People, Child Health, Malnutrition, Nigeria, Children, Africa
People

State of World Population 2019

India’s population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2 per cent between 2010 and 2019 to 1.36 billion, more than double the annual growth rate of China, according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2019
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Tags:
Population, Population Trends, India, Global
Health

New HIV infections reduce by 37% in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: Efforts to reduce new HIV infections in the state have started showing results.

Publication Date: 
08/04/2019
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Migration, Population, AIDS, Health Effects, Health
Health

Almost 7% of Ernakulam population may develop TB, says study

KOCHI: A preliminary study undertaken by state health authorities found that almost 7% of the total population in Ernakulam is highly likely to develop TB.

Publication Date: 
03/04/2019
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Ernakulam, Tuberculosis (TB), Population, Infectious Diseases, Health
People

Women and Men in India 2018

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) in its endeavour to facilitate the policy makers in evolving the best developmental policies has been bringing out the publication “Women and Men in India” on annual basis. The publication portrays the extend of gender inequality and gender discriminations through crucial statistical indicators of socio-economic and demographic relevance. Gender statistics have a crucial role in gender mainstreaming in developmental policies.

Publication Date: 
Friday, March 29, 2019
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Tags:
Women, Population, Health, Education, Economy, India, Statistics
Wildlife

Mass amphibian extinctions globally caused by fungal disease

An international study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found a fungal disease has caused dramatic population declines in more than 500 amphibian species, including 90 extinction

Publication Date: 
29/03/2019
Science Daily
Tags:
Wildlife, Amphibians, Global, Population, Frogs, Diseases, Biodiversity
Wildlife

Ecotourism operators vow to double Africa's lion population

Africa's four leading ecotourism operators have launched the Lionscape Coalition to support Lion Recovery Fund (LRF) to help preserve dwindling population of lions on the continent.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2019
Xinhua
Tags:
Wildlife, Lion, Ecotourism, Population, Endangered Species, Africa

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