The world population
Life expectancy : Poland 78.8 Years
Life expectancy : France 83.5 Years

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What is the position of stepparents in blended families?

How are parenting tasks distributed between parents and stepparents? Does stepparent’s level of involvement in those tasks vary by gender? Does parents’ child custody arrangement have an impact?

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Cancer, the first cause of mortality in France

Deaths due to cancer are decreasing among men whereas the rates among women have improved relatively little in the last ten years. What explains this disparity?

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Quiz - Are you a demographer?


Try our quizzes to test your knowledge of the population. "Are you a demographer?" has three levels - easy, intermediate and difficult - each with 10 general knowledge questions


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Michel Guillot - projection