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What does it mean?
For the first time, living people outnumber those who have died.
In plain terms
More people are alive now than have ever died in history.
What can you take from it?
Recognize the uniqueness of this moment in human history.

Where it applies

  • historical reflection
  • population studies
  • current events

Putting it to work

  • study population growth
  • consider generational impact
  • contextual history

Questions to consider

  • How does this change our view of the past?
  • What is our duty now?

Another view

This statistic depends on specific demographic models.

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