The document discusses UN estimates for world population growth and trends in children, literacy rates, and their relationships to factors like life expectancy, child mortality, income, and education. It estimates that the number of children in the world by 2100 will be around 3 billion and that currently around 80% of adults worldwide are literate. Additional data visualizations are provided to explain the relationships between these demographic factors.

1. Gapminder Data/Statistics/Visualization tools for
achieving a fact-based world.

2. In the year 2000 the total number of children (age 0-14)
in the world reached 2 billion. How many do UN experts
estimate there will be by the year 2100?
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
4 billion 3 billion 2 billion 1 billion

3. Why is this true?
• Life expectancy vs. # of children per woman:
www.bit.ly/1hwvYdh

4. Expected that world population will
grow to 11 billion and stop
1 billion
15-30
0-15
>60
45-60
30-45

5. • Child Mortality vs. #of women per children:
www.bit.ly/1bNwCVU

6. What % of adults in the world today are literate, i.e. can
read and write?
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
20 % of adults 40% of adults 60% of adults 80% of adults

7. Literacy trends
• Primary school completion vs. Income:
www.bit.ly/1d12GC9