Highlights of the 2014 World Population Data Sheet~

-Proportion of people living in poverty declined.

-Infant mortality has dropped remarkably.
-Fewer mothers are dying in childbirth.
-Pockets of high infant and paternal mortality persist with many countries.
-Still more than 1 billion people living in extreme poverty.
-Over the last 40 years women are having fewer children from 4.7 children
per woman in 1970 to an average of 2.5 today.
-Because of lower fertility rates population pyramids have changed shape as
the age structure has changed where before the percentages of youth under
age 15 was very large and now more averagely the majority of the worlds
population is between the ages of 20-40.
-World population is expected to rise from 7.2 billion today to 9.7 billion by
2050.
-All of this future growth will be concentrated in the worlds less developed
countries.
-Since 1970 infant mortality has declined by more than 50% locally and every
region has experienced declines.
-High levels of infant mortality still persist in many countries but most of
these deaths are preventable and continued progress is still critical for the
post 2015 agenda.
-Even with the United States low infant mortality of 5.4 infant deaths for
every 1,000 live births the US has dropped in its overall ranking from 15 th in
1970 to 40th today.
-Some countries have already met or are on track for the United Nations goal
of reducing the number of maternal deaths by by 1990 and 2013.
-The maternal mortality ratio in developing countries is 14 times higher than
in developed countries.
-The world has also made great progress in reducing poverty.
-In 2010 the world reached millennium goal to cut in half the proportion of
the world living in extreme poverty.
-700 million fewer people living in extreme poverty today than there were in
1990.
-Many indicators of our worlds health have continued to decline with little
progress in reducing emissions and slowing climate change.
-Since 1990 global carbon emissions increased more than 50%.
-Our efforts to improve health and reduce poverty could be undermined if
development goals to improve lives today lack serious commitments to
environmental sustainability for future generations.
World Population Datasheet Infographic~
A. Most countries are projected to remain mostly stable in population
growth except for Africa, which is projected to double its population.
The individual countries also follow this consistent trend. In the next 40
years it looks like the worlds populations will continue to grow at
mostly a constant rate.

B. Fertility Rate: The amount of children per woman in the world has
dropped from 4.7 to 2.5 but because people are living longer and the
infant mortality rate has dropped the population has continued to grow
steadily. (Africa went from 6.7 to 4.7, Asia went from 5.4 to 2.2, Europe
went from 2.3 to 1.6, Latin America and the Caribbean went from 5.3
to 2.2, North America went from 2.3 to 1.8, Oceania went from 3.4 to
2.4)
Infant Mortality: The infant mortality rate in the world has dropped
from 89 to 38 since 1970 due to increased knowledge of prenatal and
postnatal care. (Africa went from 139 to 62, Asia went from 91 to 34,
Europe went from 27 to 6, Latin America and the Caribbean went from
86 to 18, North America went from 21 to 5, Oceania went from 43 to
21)
Life Expectancy: The life expectancy for the world population has
grown from 58 to 71 years due to increases in medicine technology
and health sciences. (Africa went from 45 to 59, Asia went from 57 to
71, Europe went from 70 to 78, Latin America and the Caribbean went
from 60 to 75, North America went from 71 to 79, Oceania went from
66 to 77)
C. The sex ratios havent changed much compared from 1970 to today
but the age of the population has changed. In 1970 the majority of the
population was below 20 years old and today the majority is between
20-40 years and the overall life expectancy has risen with it.
D. Cambodia, Laos, Rwanda, and Nepal have made the most progress in
reducing maternal mortality rates & Peru, Egypt, China, Bangladesh,
and Tanznia have made the most progress in reducing child mortality
rates. These countries had limited health care in the beginning, most of
them are underdeveloped but have displayed great progress, and
many were among the worst places in the world at one point so
although theyve improved they are still higher than the world average.
Population Growth Explained with IKEA Boxes~
I disagree with Hans Roslings conclusion that only by raising the living
standards of the poorest, in an environmentally-friendly way, will population
growth stop at 9 billion people in 2050. It doesnt really make sense to me
that if we raise the living standards of the poorest people on earth that
population growth will stop. I feel like the people would actually have larger
families because they would be able to afford supporting them better than
they would be able to with their current living standards with less money and
resources. So instead of what Hans Rosling believes, I believe this would
actually result in the worlds population increasing rather than causing
growth to stop.