Just not our seven billion day! So, no, neither twin will be the seven billionth inhabitant of planet earth. But, that doesn't make me any less excited. Far from it! I'm becoming nearly non-functional with excitement.
But, just to tide you over while our twins take their time to arrive, here are some interesting seven billion statistics:
But, just to tide you over while our twins take their time to arrive, here are some interesting seven billion statistics:
- It is estimated that the population of the world reached one billion for the first time in 1805.
- Right now only two countries, China and India, have populations over one billion.
- Because of higher population and longer lifespans, humanity's absolute numbers continue to rise, even though the number of children per woman has halved since 1950.
- The world's richest 500 million people produce half of the world's carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gasses responsible for climate change; whereas, the poorest three billion are responsible for only seven percent of emissions.
- Although it's an odd fact for a surrogacy blog, at least 150 million couples in the world want, but don't have, access to reproductive health services.
- There will be 125 million births this year!
- And, finally, this interesting estimation from the BBC about yours truly (based on my birth date):
According to the same website, twins A and B will be approximately 7,001,277,363rd and 7,001,277,364th (if they make it all the way to 37 weeks). But, Just Two Out Of 7,001,277,364 doesn't quite have the same ring to it. I think we'll stick with our current blog title for now!
Cheers,
Douglas
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