Fertility Rates

Fertility Rates

A baby with blonde hair and blue eyes looks upward with a curious expression against a blue background.
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“In our current social and physical climate, there's a sense of fatalism, a fear that bringing someone new into the world might be a bad thing.”
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Is human overpopulation alarmist hype with disturbing consequences? Oxford data scientist Hannah Ritchie debunks the overpopulation myth.
A person with a bandage on their arm after receiving an HPV vaccination, with a focus on a vial of the Gardasil vaccine.
More than 90% of sexually active men will be infected with human papillomavirus in their lifetime. The virus may reduce fertility.
An image of an mri showing a brain.
Could subfertility be an under-explored factor in autism risk?
A secularized church with ornate paintings on the walls.
Many countries' histories are governed by the familiar demographic story of growth, industrialization, and decline. But not France.
a man and woman holding a newborn baby
Let us share this miracle with mothers in poor countries.
Population growth is driven by three changes: Fertility, mortality, and migration.
8 billion
Humanity is poised to pass the 8 billion milestone mid-November, but population growth is actually slowing down.
The last time the population shrank was during the great famine of 1959-61.
sperm infertility
A new, easy-to-use, $5-device helps address male infertility. It isolates healthy sperm cells based on their natural behavior.