Population Growth. Is it out of control?

Population growth tends to invoke quite an emotional response in many people. Some say it's the root of all the problems we will face in the future and that it is rapidly spiralling out of control. But a new report suggests the numbers might not be quite as bad as we previously thought.

Here's a link to 'Don't Panic' by the late great Hans Rosling, who inspired the generations model in today's video
   • DON'T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing th...  
RIP Hans.

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References
The Lancet
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...

   • The Lancet Countdown on Health and Cl...  

IHME
http://www.healthdata.org/news-releas...

Visual Capitalist Infographic
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/over...

Worldometer
https://www.worldometers.info/world-p...

Our World in Data
https://ourworldindata.org/world-popu...

https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-...

United Nations
https://population.un.org/wpp/Maps/

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