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Kindergruppe hält eine Weltkugel (refer to: World Population Day: End of Demographic and Health Survey threatens sustainable development worldwide) | Source: © Alistair Berg via Getty Images

Press releaseWorld Population Day: End of Demographic and Health Survey threatens sustainable development worldwide

Cuts in US development funding threaten knowledge about the global population and progress in global health.

Miscellaneous PublicationsSterblichkeit in Deutschland muss schneller und besser erfasst werden – Lehren aus der Covid-19-Pandemie

Schneider, Norbert F.; Mueller, Ulrich; Klüsener, Sebastian (2020)

BiB Working Paper 1/2020. Wiesbaden: Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung

The COVID-19-Pandemic has uncovered major deficiencies in the registration and documentation of mortality events. This includes delays in the registration, the lack of a centralised mortality register, and limited access to detailed data for researchers and the public. This Working Paper discusses these deficiencies and possible solutions.