South Africa Without AIDS Shows a Typical
Developing-Country ‘Youth Bulge’.
Population by age and sex, South Africa, 2020 (under “no AIDS” scenario)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, CD-ROM Edition, Extended Dataset (2005).
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South Africa With AIDS Shows a Loss of Middle-Aged Persons and Females.
Population by age and sex, South Africa, 2020 (under “medium AIDS” scenario)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, CD-ROM Edition, Extended Dataset (2005).
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The World Is Closer to Meeting the Clean-Water Access Target Than the Sanitation Target.
Percent of population with access to improved water and sanitation, 1990-2002, and 2015 MDG targets
Source: UNICEF and WHO, “Country, Regional, and Global Estimates on Water and Sanitation” (2004).
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Disparities in Access to Sanitation Exist Across Regions and Between Urban and Rural Areas.
Source: UNICEF and WHO, “Country, Regional, and Global Estimates on Water and Sanitation” (2004).
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Both Developed and Developing Countries
Create Protected Areas.
Countries With the Highest Share of Their Surface Area Protected, 2006
Venezuela |
63% |
China, Hong Kong SAR |
51% |
Zambia |
42% |
Liechtenstein |
40% |
Brunei |
38% |
Tanzania |
38% |
Source: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Center, World Database on Protected Areas (2006).
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The Number of Foreign-Born in the U.S. Is at an All- Time High, but Their Share of the Total Population is Still Below That of 1910.
Foreign-born population, United States, 1850-2005
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Natural Increase Still Accounts for Almost 60% of Population Growth in the U.S., but the Share From International Migration Has Been Increasing.
Percent of U.S. population growth due to natural increase and net migration, 1980-2005
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The Largest Share of Immigrants to the U.S. Still Comes From Latin America, but the Share Coming From Asia Has Increased Substantially Since the 1960s.
Percent of immigrants admitted to the United States, by region of origin, 1961-2004
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, 2004 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (2005).
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In 1990, Almost Half of All U.S. Counties Had Less Than 1% Foreign- Born, and Only One-Tenth Had 5% or More.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 decennial census.
By 2000, Only One-Fourth of U.S. Counties Had Less Than 1% Foreign-Born, and One in Five Had 5% or More.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 decennial census.