Demography
Science that deals with populations and their structures
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| May 9 2025 | Emma Rourke moved to the National Statistician role due to Sir Ian Diamond's health issues. |
| April 18 2025 | The ONS suggested that unreliable employment data was a result of issues with smart doorbells. |
| 2024 | Alexander Rubel published 'Migration in der Antike. Von der Odyssee bis Mohammed' (Migration in Antiquity. From the Odyssey to Muhammad), a scholarly work exploring migration from ancient times. |
| 2024 | Alexander Rubel published 'Migration. Eine Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit' (Migration. A cultural history of mankind), providing a comprehensive cultural history of human migration. |
| 2023 | Participated again in the International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS), continuing the assessment of 8th-grade students' computer and information literacy skills. |
| 2023 |
Maternal death
A study revealed that maternal deaths among Native American women were three-and-a-half times higher than white women, highlighting significant healthcare disparities in prenatal care.
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| 2023 |
Maternal death
A systematic review published by PCORI and AHRQ revealed that more than 60 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are considered preventable, highlighting significant opportunities for intervention in maternal healthcare.
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| 2022 | Total budget allocated to the federal statistical system was estimated at $7.1 billion. |
| 2022 | 6 million Ukrainian people fled their country due to conflict, while 3 million Syrian people had fled their country over the previous 3 years. |
| 2021 | Total budget allocated to the federal statistical system was estimated at $7.0 billion. |
| 2021 |
Maternal death
Maternal mortality rate dramatically increased to 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, with non-Hispanic Black women experiencing a rate of 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births.
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| 2021 | Boston Consulting Group survey of 850+ executives revealed 72% believed migration benefited their countries, and 45% saw globally diverse employees as a strategic advantage. |
| 2020 | Total budget allocated to the federal statistical system was estimated at $12.0 billion, the highest in the provided fiscal year range. |
| 2020 | Conducted the decennial census, which represented 54% of the federal statistical system's total budget for that fiscal year, significantly impacting the system's financial allocation. |
| 2020 |
Maternal death
Global maternal mortality rate increased to 223 deaths per 100,000 live births, highlighting the ongoing challenge of maternal health worldwide.
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| 2020 |
Maternal death
Maternal mortality rate in the United States increased to 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births.
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| 2020 |
Maternal death
Maternal mortality rate was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, before significant pandemic-related increases.
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| 2020 | Migration continued to rise, reaching 280,598,105 people, which is 3.6% of the world's population. |
| 2020 | Regional Census Centers oversaw the operation of 248 Area Census Offices during the decennial census. |
| March 2020 | American FactFinder was decommissioned after 20 years, with data.census.gov becoming the new primary data dissemination platform. |
| 2019 | The ONS admitted potential underestimation of EU migration to the UK due to methodological issues with the International Passenger Survey. |
| 2019 |
Maternal death
Maternal mortality rate in the United States recorded at 20.1 deaths per 100,000 live births.
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| 2019 |
Maternal death
Senator Kamala Harris reintroduces the Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies (CARE) Act to address maternal mortality disparities among women of color.
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| July 2019 | Census Bureau stopped releasing new data via American FactFinder. |
| June 2019 | John Pullinger retired from the role of National Statistician. |
| 2018 | Participated in the International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS), evaluating 8th-grade students' computer and information literacy skills. |
| 2018 |
Federal Statistical Research Data Centers
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Federal Statistical Research Data Center opened, expanding the network to 35 total locations across the United States.
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| 2018 | The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act was passed, establishing the Commissioner as the Statistical Official for the U.S. Department of Education under Section 314. |
| 2018 |
Factfulness
Hans Rosling's book 'Factfulness' was published posthumously, exploring global misconceptions about world progress and presenting a new framework for understanding global development levels.
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| 2018 | Global forced migrant population reaches an estimated 67.2 million, including 25.9 million refugees displaced from their countries and 41.3 million internally displaced persons. |
| 2018 | Top ten countries received significant remittance funds, with India leading at $802.80 billion, followed by China at $670.50 billion. |
| December 2018 | United Nations General Assembly votes 152 to 5 (with 12 abstentions) to endorse the Global Compact for Migration, marking a significant multilateral agreement on migration governance. |
| December 2018 | Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted by consensus at a United Nations conference, with over 150 UN Member States participating. |
| June 2018 |
Factfulness
Bill Gates offers free copies of Factfulness to all new graduates of U.S. colleges and universities, demonstrating his strong support for the book's message.
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| 2017 |
Maternal death
Global maternal mortality rate recorded at 211 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, with 45% of postpartum deaths occurring within 24 hours.
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| 2017 |
Marriage
Over half of the United States still had no explicit minimum age for marriage, with some states allowing marriage as young as 14 years old.
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| 2016 | Professor Sir Charles Bean conducted an independent review of UK Economic Statistics, defending the ONS against some criticisms while noting concerns about statistical revisions. |
| 2016 | World Bank publishes the third edition of its Migration and Remittances Factbook, further advancing the documentation of global migration patterns. |
| 2016 | Publication of 'International Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution' edited by Micheal White, providing comprehensive scholarly insights into human migration research and trends. |
| 2015 |
Maternal death
Maternal mortality ratio decreased to 216 deaths per 100,000 live births, marking significant progress in maternal healthcare over 25 years.
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| 2015 |
Maternal death
Estimated 303,000 women died globally due to pregnancy or childbirth-related causes, with most deaths preventable through effective interventions.
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| 2015 | Migrants, representing 3.3% of the world population, contributed 9.4% to global GDP, demonstrating significant economic impact. |
| 2014 |
Maternal death
End of a period highlighting increased pregnancy-related mortality rates for non-Hispanic Black women in the United States.
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| 2014 | The UN Refugee agency estimated approximately 59.5 million people were displaced due to conflict, human-rights violations, violence, or persecution. |
| 2014 | The number of migrants qualifying as refugees grew to 19.5 million, representing an increase from the previous year's 16.3 million. |
| July 2014 | John Pullinger replaced Jil Matheson as National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority. |
| 2013 | The federal statistical system consisted of 13 principal statistical agencies with statistical activities as their core mission, with a total budget estimated at $6.7 billion for the fiscal year. |
| 2013 |
Marriage
Julia Gillard, then Prime Minister of Australia, offered a national apology to those affected by forced adoptions that predominantly occurred between the 1950s and 1970s.
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