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On the heels of #WorldContraceptionDay, our State of Access scorecard shows just 6 states (IL, MD, NJ, NY, OR, WA) require insurers to cover OTC contraceptives without a prescription. 38 states + DC have no relevant policies. See where your state stands: buff.ly/iFsivgE
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💡 🌍 🧠 Happy #TestYourKnowledge Thursday! Today's quiz comes from our new World Population Data Sheet. Make your best guess below!
Q: By 2050, which of the following is projected to become the world’s 3rd most-populous country—unseating the US—with 404.7 million people?
33%
Nigeria
0%
Indonesia
33%
Pakistan
33%
Brazil
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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥. PRB's 2026 World Population Data Sheet is now live, bringing you the latest demographic data on more than 200 countries and territories and a special focus on gender equality and well-being.
🔗 Explore it here: wpds.prb.org/
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🗓️ THIS FRIDAY: Big changes are on the table for the 2030 U.S. #Census. Join experts on Sept. 18 at 1pm ET to unpack what's proposed—and what it means for the data we all rely on. Public comment open thru Oct 13.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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⏳ 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟰 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁.
Our biggest data drop of the year is almost here.
📊 24 indicators
🌍 Over 200 countries
⚖️ Special focus: Gender equality & well-being
🔎 A new interactive Data Explorer
Coming Sept. 17. Sign up to get it first: prb.org/resource/2026-world-…
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📊 🛡️ Data CAN be used as a force for good, Mr. Goodwin. We can't wait to see what your students do with it this year.
The World Population Data Sheet returns next month. Sign up to get it in your inbox: prb.org/resource/2026-world-…
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ICYMI: As #fertility rates fall, assumptions about #infertility are getting new life. We break down five common ones—and what the evidence actually says.
prb.org/resource/unpacking-5…
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Kinda ✨chic✨ to be excited about the World Population Data Sheet.
Kinda ✨chic✨ to sign up for your notification before it even drops.
Be ✨chic✨ like Prof. Strickland. Get on the list: prb.org/resource/2026-world-…
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Tomorrow- PRB's @JenniferSciubba joins @UNFPA's launch of the Demographic Futures Survey - 108k+ young adults, 73 countries, on the factors shaping decisions about relationships, parenthood, and the future. Join in person, via Zoom, or catch the livestream unf.pa/DFSLaunchEvent
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🌎 🌍 🌏 The World Population Data Sheet means the world to you—so we’re bringing it back.
🔗 Sign up to get it first—and read more Data Sheet stories: prb.org/resource/2026-world-…
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TOMORROW: Join us as we walk you through PRB's new guide, Using AI to Help Communicate Your Research: A Practical Guide for Reaching Non-Specialist Audiences.
🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Two years in, @JenniferSciubba has grown bolder in her vision, more committed to our mission and people, and somehow even more energetic—all while expanding PRB's reach and publishing a book.
Congratulations on an incredible couple of years. We can't wait to see what's next. 🎉
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Loneliness is linked to 871,000 deaths a year worldwide —making it a mortality issue, not just a mental health one.
PRB's Apoorva Jadhav on the three frontiers reshaping how we die (and how we don't) in the 21st century:
🔗 prb.org/news/three-new-front…
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