• The United Nations reported that the world’s population is set to hit 8 billion next week, more than three times higher than the 2.5 billion people on earth in 1950.
• The population will continue to increase according to the United Nations, and life expectancy will grow to an average of 77.2 years by 2050.
• Although the world’s population growth rate has decelerated, the increases in life expectancy and the number of people of childbearing age have led to the projected increase in population size.

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