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The world is getting hotter and more crowded and the two issues are connected, but not quite as much as people might think, experts say. On Tuesday somewhere a baby will be born that will be the globe’s 8 billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations and other experts. The Earth has warmed almost 0.9 degrees Celsius (1.6 degrees Fahrenheit) since the world hit the 4 billion mark in 1974. FRANCE 24's team reports from Mumbai.
Today, the world's population is projected to reach 8 billion people according to the United Nations. The body atrributes the unprecedented growth to progress in public health, nutrition and medicine which have helped increase the life expectancy. And while China has long been the world's most populous country, India is expected to take its place in 2023. FRANCE 24's team sent this report from a maternity ward in New Dehli.
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The UN says we're reaching eight billion in record time due to progress in public health, nutrition and medicine which have helped increase life expectancy. At the same time, we have a record number of women in the workforce, at university, which is also having an impact on demographic growth as birthrates drop in developed nations. Arjan Djonca, a specialist in demography at the London School of Economics tells us more about demographic trends.
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