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- Lithuania
  
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  Population 3.38 mln
  
  Population growth -1%
  
  Life expectancy 71 years
  
  Net migration -29,755
  
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  GDP $38.33 bln
  
  - per capita $11,356
  
  - growth rate 9%
  
  FDI, net inflows $2.02 bln
  
  Infrastructure
  
  Cellphone users 146%
  
  Internet users 49%
  
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Egypt Youth Data Sheet 2012

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This wall chart provides a summary of selected key indicators for youth in Egypt as abstracted from the Population Council’s 2009 Survey of Young People in Egypt (SYPE).

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Moushumi Biswas on April 30, 2012

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Data and Trends 2010

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An estimated 100 million to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year on the African continent alone. FGM/C is generally performed on girls between ages 4 and 12, although it is practiced in some cultures as early as a few days after birth or as late as just prior to marriage.FGM/C is practiced in at least 28 countries in Africa and a few others in Asia and the Middle East. The more...

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D C on February 10, 2011

Family Planning: Pathway to Poverty Reduction

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This guide provides the facilitator with an overview of how to effectively use and present Family Planning:Pathway to Poverty Reduction, an ENGAGE Presentation. It includes information about opportunities to give the presentation, a list of technology requirements, presentation instructions, presentation tips, instructions for creating and using presentation handouts, discussion guide questions, FAQs, resources and references, and definitions of key terms used throughout the presentation. The more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 09, 2012

Youth Sexuality and Reproductive Health in the Middle East and North Africa

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This report looks at young people across the MENA region and the challenges they face in their transition to adulthood, specifically their sexual and reproductive health—a culturally sensitive topic for societies in MENA. The report highlights the urgency of acknowledging and addressing the needs of young people for sexual and reproductive health information and services. A few countries in the region are rising to this challenge, but many are still struggling. Failure to do so is not only a more...

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Sonia Hossain on July 14, 2011

Integrating Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health Care

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This PRB policy brief outlines the benefits of integrating Family Planning (FP) and Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services as a way to better meet women's need for contraception, and examines some of the challenges that must be met in doing so. It highlights examples of countries that have successfully integrated FP and MCH services and offers recommendations for committed policymakers.

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Sonia Hossain on July 14, 2011

The World's Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet

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This data sheet bring attention to and present accurate data on fertility, contraceptive use, early marriage, gender-based violence, and more. The data sheet also includes data comparisons within and among countries, as well as trends.

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Moushumi Biswas on March 08, 2011

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Data and Trends

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Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) poses serious physical and mental health risks for women and young girls, especially for women who have undergone extreme forms of the procedure.This document provides information on the data and trends of Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Africa including 27 developing countries.

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Sonia Hossain on August 02, 2010

Who Speaks for Me? Ending Child Marriage

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In the last decade, 58 million young women in developing countries—one in three—have been married before the age of 18, many against their will and in violation of international laws and conventions on women’s rights.This policy brief explores trends in child marriage and the benefits of delaying marriage. It examines promising approaches in developing countries to end child marriage and provides recommendations to advance policy and advocacy efforts.

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Sonia Hossain on May 19, 2011

World population highlights: Key findings from PRB’s 2010 world population data sheet

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World population has reached a transition point: The rapid growth of the second half of the 20th century has slowed. But factors such as continuously improving mortality and slower-than-expected declines in birth rates guarantee continued growth for decades. The questions remain: how fast, how much, and where?The population size of the world’s more developed countries has essentially peaked. What little growth remains will mostly come from immigration from less developed countries. A number of more...

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D C on December 05, 2010

World Population Highlights: Key Findings from PRB’s 2009 World Population Data Sheet

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Highlights of the report• World population growth is almost entirely concentrated in the world's poorest countries• The world's youth population Will become more concentrated in Africa and Asia• More developed countries have fewer young people relative to elderly• Less developed countries have far more young people relative to elderly• To slow population growth, developing countries' fertility decline must be rapid• Since 1980 till today, there has been Very little change in Africa's population more...

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Shambhu Ghatak on October 27, 2009

Improving the Reproductive Health of Sub-Saharan Africa's Youth: A Route to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals

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As the fastest-growing region in the world, sub-Saharan Africa is confronting many of the greatest global health and development challenges. With a population of more than 840 million, and growing at the rate of 2.4 percent per year, sub-Saharan Africa will double in size in just 30 years. It is widely accepted that the future of sub-Saharan Africa rests to a great extent on the investments made in the education, health, and employment opportunities of its youth, and on how successfully its more...

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Moushumi Biswas on August 23, 2010

Gender-Based violence: Impediment to reproductive health

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Gender-based violence has gained prominence around the world as a grave violation of human and legal rights. But it is equally important that it be recognized, and addressed, as a prime barrier to reproductive health - a barrier that prevents women, families, and countries from achieving their full potential. This brief presents background on the frequency of gender-based violence and outlines the ways in which it is an impediment to health passed on from generation to generation.Gender-based more...

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D C on December 27, 2010

Population Reference Bureau: First Results From the 2010 Census America

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Every 10 years, the United States conducts a census to look into the mirror and see how the nation has changed. In this report, the authors summarize some of the key findings from this first wave of data from the 2010 Census. The paper starts by discussing trends in U.S. population growth, followed by the changing racial/ethnic characteristics of the population, and patterns of state and local population growth and decline.

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Sonia Hossain on July 14, 2011

Ending Child Marriage: Fact Sheet

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Millions of young women around the world are married before they turn 18, many against their will and in violation of international laws and conventions on women’s rights. These young brides have limited education and economic opportunities, and they are vulnerable to health complications that result from giving birth before their bodies are fully developed. Ending child marriage can help nations and communities meet goals related to poverty, education, gender equality, maternal and child more...

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Sonia Hossain on June 30, 2011

Urban poverty and health in developing countries

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"This bulletin, published by the Population Reference Bureau, provides a sketch of urban health in developing countries, documenting the intra-urban differences in health for a number of countries and showing how the risks facing the urban poor compare with those facing rural villagers. It begins with an overview of the multiple dimensions of urban poverty and a summary of internationally comparable evidence on the urban health differentials associated with poverty. The author notes that to more...

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Imran Uddin on July 07, 2009

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