Gapminder Data/Statistics/Visualization tools for achieving a fact-based world.

In the year 2000 the total number of children (age 0-14) in the world reached 2 billion. How many do UN experts

estimate there will be by the year 2100?

4 billion 3 billion 2 billion 1 billion 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Why is this true?

• Life expectancy vs. # of children per woman: www.bit.ly/1hwvYdh

Expected that world population will grow to 11 billion and stop

1 billion

0-15

15-30

30-45

45-60

>60

• Child Mortality vs. #of women per children: www.bit.ly/1bNwCVU

What % of adults in the world today are literate, i.e. can read and write?

20 % of adults 40% of adults 60% of adults 80% of adults0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Literacy trends

• Primary school completion vs. Income: www.bit.ly/1d12GC9