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POSITIVE WORLD STATISTICS

Added on: 13th Nov 2015

 

BETWEEN 1990 AND 2011 THE MORTALITY RATE FOR

CHILDREN UNDER 5 DECREASED BY 41%

mother with child

 

 

THE PROPORTION OF UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN IN

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WENT DOWN FROM 28% TO 17%

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IN 1990 540,000 MOTHERS DIED IN CHILDBIRTH.

IN 2010 IT WAS ONLY 280,000

child birth

 

 

THERE IS NOT A SINGLE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

WHERE INFANT OR CHILD MORTALITY IS HIGHER THAN

IT WAS IN 1950

child mortality rates

 

 

THE MIDDLE CLASS TODAY IS ENJOYING ITS HIGHEST

STANDARD OF LIVING EVER

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WORLDWIDE, THE AVERAGE PERSON EARNS 3 TIMES

MORE THAN THEY DID IN 1950

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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%

GDP increasing

 

 

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.

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ACROSS THE WORLD LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS

DOUBLED SINCE 1800

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