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July 11, 2017 | News | New Publication
A new analysis shows for the first time that the male birth rate in eastern Germany has hit a global record low. more
June 17, 2017 | Defo News
In the new issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand,” read about the values, goals, and perceptions of refugees in Austria, and about why the birth rate of German men is lower than the birth rate of German women. more
June 02, 2017 | News | News
The probability of not reaching the next year of life is not the same at every moment of life. MPIDR-scientist Marcus Ebeling provides likely reasons for varying values in different age groups at Rostock’s Eleven, which takes place on June 9. more
June 01, 2017 | Press Release
New MPIDR study: A mother's advanced age at childbirth is not the reason for the elevated risks of low birth weight or preterm birth, but may instead be related to individual circumstances and behavioral patterns of the mother. more
May 30, 2017 | News
Many studies have demonstrated that the cognitive abilities of children with low birth weight are generally lower than those of their normal-birth-weight peers. A MPIDR-study shows that these disadvantages have shrunk significantly over the past decades. more
May 30, 2017 | News | News
MPIDR researchers have calculated data on German cohort life expectancy for the German Insurance Association (GDV), which has now been published in a web tool by the GDV. Background information on the collaboration. more
May 19, 2017 | News | New Publication
Hardly anywhere in the world do people live longer than in Switzerland. But Switzerland’s life expectancy varies, pending on where people live. MPIDR-researcher Mathias Lerch has now looked at the reasons. more
May 10, 2017 | Press Release
New MPIDR study: Due to a silent but dramatic increase in young East German women smoking after reunification their death rates are forecasted to exceed those in the West within the next few decades. more
May 01, 2017 | News | News
Four MPIDR-researchers have been awarded the Cozzarelli Prize by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. more
April 20, 2017 | News | News
On April 12, former MPIDR Director Joshua R. Goldstein was elected one of the 228 new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. more