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POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT, HUNGER, & DESEASE Or HOW TO KILL MILLIONS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

. POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT, HUNGER, & DESEASE Or HOW TO KILL MILLIONS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. World Population 8000 BCE –2050 AD. World Population 1800 - 2050. Half of the world’s population (3 billion) now live on $2 a day or less Urban growth is fastest among poor populations

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POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT, HUNGER, & DESEASE Or HOW TO KILL MILLIONS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

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  1. . POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT, HUNGER, & DESEASE Or HOW TO KILL MILLIONS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

  2. World Population 8000 BCE –2050 AD

  3. World Population 1800 - 2050

  4. Half of the world’s population (3 billion) now live on $2 a day or less • Urban growth is fastest among poor populations • Life expectancy at birth in the least-developed countries is under • 50 years, compared to 77 in richer countries. • Women in the poorest countries, and the poorest women within these • countries, face a risk of death as a result of pregnancy up to • 600 times higher than their better-off counterparts. U.N. Population Fund (UNPFA)

  5. 1987 1998 % millions % millions E. Asia 26.6 417.5 14.7 267.1 E. Europe/Central Asia 0.2 1.1 3.7 17.6 Latin Amer./Caribbean 15.3 63.7 12.1 60.7 Middle East/N. Africa 4.3 9.3 2.1 6.0 S. Asia 44.9 474.4 40.0 521.8 Sub-Saharan Africa 46.6 217.2 48.1 301.6 Source: World Bank 23.4 % of World Population (1.3 Billion) Living On Less Than a Dollar a Day

  6. Shares of World GDP • Middle 60% - 13% • Richest 20 % - 86% • Poorest 20% - 1% • Those living in the highest income countries also enjoy: • 82 percent of world export markets. • 68 percent of foreign direct investment. • 74 percent of world telephone lines. • Shares of World GDP or Gross Domestic Product (the total value of all goods and services produced): • Middle 60% - 13% • Richest 20 % - 86% • Poorest 20% - 1% • Those living in the highest income countries also enjoy: • 82 percent of world export markets. • 68 percent of foreign direct investment. • 74 percent of world telephone lines. Human Development Report 1999 Overview United Nations Development Program (UNDP) .

  7. Historical Income Gap The income gap between the wealthiest fifth of the world's and the poorest fifth of the world's population was: 1820- 3 to 1 1913- 11 to 1 1915- 35 to 1 1973- 44 to 1 1992- 72 to 1 Historical Income Gap The income gap between the wealthiest fifth of the world's and the poorest fifth of the world's population was: 1820- 3 to 1 1913- 11 to 1 1915- 35 to 1 1973- 44 to 1 1992- 72 to 1 Human Development Report 1999 Overview United Nations Development Program (UNDP) .

  8. 840 million people are malnourished, • 880 million people lack access to health services, and • 2.6 billion people have no access to basic sanitation. • 1.3 billion people struggle to live on less than $US1 a day • The world's top three billionaires alone possess more assets than the combined Gross National Product of all the least developed countries and their combined population of 600 million people. • 840 million people are malnourished, • 880 million people lack access to health services, and • 2.6 billion people have no access to basic sanitation. • 1.3 billion people struggle to live on less than $US1 a day • The world's top three billionaires alone possess more assets than the combined Gross National Product of all the least developed countries and their combined population of 600 million people. Human Development Report 1999 Overview United Nations Development Program (UNDP) .

  9. Total private consumption expenditures: • - Top 20% in highest-income countries account for 86% • - Remaining Bottom 80% account for 14% • - Poorest 20% a minuscule 1.3%. • More specifically, the richest fifth: • Consume 45% of all meat and fish, the poorest fifth 5%. • Consume 58% of total energy, the poorest fifth less than 4%. • Have 74% of all telephone lines, the poorest fifth 1.5%. • Consume 84% of all paper, the poorest fifth 1.1%. • Own 87% of the world's vehicle fleet, the poorest fifth 1%. Human Development Report 1998 Overview Consumption for Human Development United Nations Development Program (UNDP) . • Total private consumption expenditures (the purchase of currently produced goods and services out of after tax income, out of net worth savings, or from borrowed funds): • - Top 20% in highest-income countries account for 86% • - Remaining Bottom 80% account for 12.7% • - Poorest 20% a minuscule 1.3%. • More specifically, the richest fifth: • Consume 45% of all meat and fish, the poorest fifth 5%. • Consume 58% of total energy, the poorest fifth less than 4%. • Have 74% of all telephone lines, the poorest fifth 1.5%. • Consume 84% of all paper, the poorest fifth 1.1%. • Own 87% of the world's vehicle fleet, the poorest fifth 1%.

  10. The burning of fossil fuels has almost quintupled since 1950. • Consumption of fresh water has doubled since 1960. • Wood consumption (for household and industry use) is 40% higher than 25 years ago. • Americans each consume 260 lbs. of meat per year on average, most of it hamburger; the average in Bangladesh is 6.5 lbs. • Commercial fishing is threatened worldwide by over-fishing: • One-quarter of all fish stocks are listed as "depleted" or in danger of being depleted. • 44% are being fished "at the biological limit." • The burning of fossil fuels has almost quintupled since 1950. • Consumption of fresh water has doubled since 1960. • Wood consumption (for household and industry use) is 40% higher than 25 years ago. • Americans each consume 260 lbs. of meat per year on average, most of it hamburger; the average in Bangladesh is 6.5 lbs. • Commercial fishing is threatened worldwide by over-fishing: • One-quarter of all fish stocks are listed as "depleted" or in danger of being depleted. • 44% are being fished "at the biological limit." Human Development Report 1998 Overview Consumption for Human Development United Nations Development Program (UNDP) .

  11. 20th / 21st Century Famines • 20th Century Total: 44 million •   38.2 million currently people • face starvation: • Southern Africa: 16.4 million • Greater Horn: 17.9 million • Great Lakes: 2.7 million • Western Sahel: 448,000 • West Africa: 791,000 •   Source: U.N. World Food Program

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