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Emily Standley Allard on MSN17h
Chile’s Birth Collapse: A Global Warning That May Soon Echo in the U.S.
In Chile, the birth rate has dropped so dramatically that it now ranks among the lowest on Earth. And while every country is different, this trend may be a glimpse into what lies ahead for nations ...
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The world is growing older: Median age rising sharply since 1950
World Visualized’s graphic charting the median age of the global population from 1950 to 2025 shows a steady rise: from ...
World's most and least populated countries REVEALED - as charts show how the UK slipped out of top 20
Daily Mail's mesmerising charts show how the global population has rocketed, despite global birth rates plummeting to ...
Opinion
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Counting babies in China...and elsewhere
In 2014, Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and his wife paid a fine of $1.2 million for having a third child, which was against the law. They didn’t go to jail­—it ...
Would-be mothers to get ‘more transparency’ on what egg-freezing may do
As the IVF industry undergoes unprecedented scrutiny, and egg-freezing rates increase sharply, women want more transparency ...
Do falling birth rates matter in an AI future?
On the one hand, we’re learning that the birth rate is falling all over the world, leading to aging societies and a global population set to decline this century. If trends continue on their present ...