Part of the 'WhenI'm 64' investigation.

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Back to the future

Part of the ‘When I’m 64’ investigation

JAMES LEVESON LAD

The world’s population is growing rapidly. Every 10 seconds the world’s population increases by 20 people. The world’s population today is 6.3 billion people. If it carries on rising like it is now, in 50 years it will be 9 billion.

         

STATEMENT DISCUSSION

STATEMENT 1: More and more mothers are looked after by qualified doctors or midwives when they have babies.

According to the 2002 world census, skilled personnel attend 59% of all births. Fewer die if doctors look after them after child birth. As rate of childbirth has increased, so infant mortality has gone down.  Good for those who survive and their families but the population increases even faster creating more problems.

STATEMENT 2: There are more medical cures for diseases. Smallpox is no longer found in any country, and we are able to treat diseases like malaria with a great deal of success.

Again, as fewer people die, this is good for the people and their families. A quick cure also saves money looking after sick people. The world however, does suffer overall. The population rises as a result of medical advances and cures reduce fatalities so making the world more crowded but putting more pressure on medical services.

STATEMENT 3: More and more families use birth control so that they can decide how many children to have, and when they have them.

As technology advances, so world population increases. But parents can decide how many children they have and when they have one. So people from developed countries reduce the number of children they have but under-developed countries where birth control is not available or not affordable do not.  So poorer countries have more mouths to feed. This will create more problems between rich and poor, which is not good for the world.  This is not necessarily good.

STATEMENT 4: Education is common now for almost all people all over the world. Most Governments spend more and more on education each year. Educated families usually have smaller numbers of children.

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As well as proving information on childbirth, education provides better jobs as well, benefiting the people. The world is benefited too. The population is informed about the all the aspects of childbirth thus limiting birth and reducing it.

STATEMENT 5: AIDS is now the biggest cause of death in many of the poorest African countries. It kills many people aged between 16 and 30.

Since the epidemic began, over 18 million lives have been claimed by AIDS – almost 15 million of them in sub-Saharan Africa. The AIDS toll can be expected to double over the next ...

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