- Infant mortality decreased by more than half between 1990 and 2010.
- 43 percent of people lived to at least the age of 70 in 2010, up from 33 percent in 1990. That's a 30 percent increase.
- The average age of death in Brazil and Paraguay increased from just 30 to 63 between 1970 and 2010.
A filing cabinet full of stuff I have stumbled across, but can no longer keep in hard copy.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Good News for the World's People
Hey, doomsayers, next time you think everything is getting worse in our world, remember these facts about the worldwide population:
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