Just came across these STATS. and thought that I would share same. Interesting figures if in fact, all is correct.
I have happy to be part of the 8% still enjoying life on Mother Earth.
Happy Days.
Jay&Dee
The current population of Earth is around 7.8 Billion.
For most people, it is a large figure, that is all. However, someone has condensed the 7.8 billion in the world into 100 persons, and then into various percentage statistics. The resulting analysis is relatively much easier to comprehend.
Out of 100:
11 people are in Europe 5 people are in North America 9 people are in South America 15 people are in Africa 60 people are in Asia 49 live in the countryside 51 live in cities
12 speak Chinese 5 speak Spanish 5 speak English 3 speak Arabic 3 speak Hindi 3 speak BengalI 3 speak Portuguese 2 speak Russian 2 speak Japanese 62 speak their own language.
77 have their own houses. 23 have no place to live.
21 are over-nourished 63 can eat full meals. 15 are under-nourished 1 ate the last meal but did not make it to the next meal.
The daily cost of living for 48 is less than US$2.
87 have clean drinking water 13 either lack clean drinking water or have access to a water source that is polluted.
75 have mobile phones 25 do not.
30 have internet access 70 do not have conditions to go online.
7 received university education 93 did not attend college.
83 can read 17 are illiterate.
33 are Christians 22 are Muslims 14 are Hindus 7 are Buddhists 12 are other religions 12 have no religious beliefs.
26 live less than 14 years 66 died between 15 - 64 years of age 8 are over 65 years old.
If you have your own home, eat full meals and drink clean water, have a mobile phone, can surf the internet, and have gone to college, you are in the minuscule privileged lot. (in the less than 7% category).
Amongst 100 persons in the world, only 8 can live or exceed the age of 65.
If you are over 65 years old, be content and grateful. Cherish life, grasp the moment. You did not leave this world before the age of 64 years like the 92 persons who have gone before you. You are already blessed amongst mankind.
Take good care of your own health because nobody cares more than you yourself!"