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2008 World PoPulation data Sheet

Most Populous Countries, 2008 and 2050

2008

CountryPopulation(millions)

China 1,324.7India 1,149.3United States 304.5Indonesia 239.9Brazil 195.1Pakistan 172.8Nigeria 148.1Bangladesh 147.3Russia 141.9Japan 127.7

2050

CountryPopulation(millions)

India 1,755.2China 1,437.0United States 438.2Indonesia 343.1Pakistan 295.2Nigeria 282.2Brazil 259.8Bangladesh 215.1Congo, Dem. Rep. 189.3Philippines 150.1

Lowest and Highest Infant Mortality Rates

Lowest

CountryInfant deathsper 1,000 births

China, Hong Kong SAR1.6Singapore2.4Sweden2.5Finland2.7Japan2.8Slovenia3.1Norway3.1Czech Republic3.1Ireland3.1Portugal3.5Israel3.5

Highest

CountryInfant deathsper 1,000 births

Aghanistan163Sierra Leone158Liberia133Angola132Guinea-Bissau117Somalia117Guinea113Mozambique108Burundi107Chad106

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Excludes countries with ewer than 50 inant deaths annually.

Largest Population Growth or Decline, 2008 to 2050

Largest percent increase

CountryPercent

Uganda263Niger261Burundi220Liberia216Guinea-Bissau205Congo, Dem. Rep.185Timor-Leste (East Timor)179Mali169Somalia166Angola155

Largest percent decline

CountryPercent

Bulgaria-35Swaziland-33Georgia-28Ukraine-28Japan-25Moldova-23Russia-22Serbia-21Belarus-20Romania-20Bosnia-Herzegovina-20

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Excludes countries with ewer than 1 million residents.

2008 World PoPulation data Sheet

World PoPulation HigHligHts

Africa and Other Developing Regions Make Up an Increasing Shareof World Population.

As world population has risenrom 2.5 billion in 1950 to 6.7billion in 2008, the proportionliving in the developing coun-tries o Arica, Asia, and LatinAmerica and the Caribbean hasexpanded rom 68 percent tomore than 80 percent. Indiaand China, with a billion-pluseach in 2008, make up about37 percent o the total. Projec-tions or 2050 show this shitto developing countries con-tinuing. The share living in themore developed countries isprojected to drop rom about18 percent in 2008 to less than14 percent in 2050. Arica’spopulation, currently growingaster than any other majorregion, is projected to accountor 21 percent o world popula-tion by 2050, up rom just 9percent in 1950.

ource

UN Population Division,

World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision

, Mem V

(2007).

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IndiaChinaAfricaOther less developed countriesMore developed countries

Population (billions)

195019702010199020302050

There Has Been Little Improvement in Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries.

A maternal death related to pregnancy or childbirth is a rare event in more developed countries: Just 9 women died or every 100,000 births in thesecountries in 2005, according to new estimates rom the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the UN Population Fund, and the World Bank. But theratio o maternal deaths tobirths is shockingly high insub-Saharan Arica and SouthAsia. Even more worrisome,there has been little improve-ment over the past 15 years indeveloping regions as a whole,despite concerted eorts toimprove mothers’ health. Pub-lic health experts emphasizethe importance o prenatal careand skilled medical assistanceduring childbirth, includingthe availability o emergencycare to deal with complica-tions. Such health care is otenlacking in countries with poorinrastructure and inadequatehealth acilities.

ource

World Health Organiza-tion et al.,

Maternal Mortalityin 2005

(2006; www.who.int,accessed May 1, 2008).

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Maternal deaths per 100,000 birthsMore developed countriesLatin America/CaribbeanEast AsiaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaLess developed countriesWORLD20051990