Halcyon In Figures

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This chart shows life expectancy mapped against number of children per woman for each country in the world.  Over time, most countries have moved towards the bottom right corner of the chart, corresponding to long lives and low fertility.

Analysing the top causes of death worldwide, one finds that 13% of all human deaths are now caused by heart attacks; in the richest countries, 16% and in the poorest, 6%.

With global population now exceeding 7 billion, National Geographic examined provided a broad overview of demographic trends that got us to today and will impact us tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the global population is still growing by an estimated 79 million per year.

It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children, dramatically increasing the world population, especially in the West. U.N. forecasts suggest the world population could hit a peak of 10.1 billion by 2100 before beginning to decline.

The world needs to create 600m new jobs over the next decade to sustain economic growth and maintain social stability, according to the United Nations International Labour Organisation.

The World Bank uses the Gini coefficient to help visualise levels of inequality of income or wealth.  Worldwide, Gini coefficients for income range from approximately 0.23 (Sweden) to 0.70 (Namibia).

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The OECD's How's Life survey offered a comprehensive picture of what makes up people’s lives in 40 countries worldwide and assessed 11 specific aspects of life – ranging from income, jobs and housing to health, education and the environment.