POSITIVE WORLD STATISTICS
Added on: 13th Nov 2015
BETWEEN 1990 AND 2011 THE MORTALITY RATE FOR
CHILDREN UNDER 5 DECREASED BY 41%
THE PROPORTION OF UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WENT DOWN FROM 28% TO 17%
IN 1990 540,000 MOTHERS DIED IN CHILDBIRTH.
IN 2010 IT WAS ONLY 280,000
THERE IS NOT A SINGLE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
WHERE INFANT OR CHILD MORTALITY IS HIGHER THAN
IT WAS IN 1950
THE MIDDLE CLASS TODAY IS ENJOYING ITS HIGHEST
STANDARD OF LIVING EVER
WORLDWIDE, THE AVERAGE PERSON EARNS 3 TIMES
MORE THAN THEY DID IN 1950
IN BOTH THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY THE WORLD GDP
PER CAPITAL INCREASED 20%. IN THE 19TH CENTURY IT
EXPLODED TO 250%. AND IN THE 20TH CENTURY IT HIT AN
UNFATHOMABLE 900%
THIS MEANS THAT BY THE END OF THIS CENTURY THE
AVERAGE PERSON IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD COULD BE
EARNING THE EQUIVALENT OF £66,000 PER YEAR.
ACROSS THE WORLD LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS
DOUBLED SINCE 1800
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