A Facebook friend posted this. He did not know its origin.
Here is a fascinating analysis of the world population. An interesting perspective. It reminds us how fortunate we really are:
The current population of Earth is around 7.8 Billion. For most people, it is a large figure, and 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 those 100 people:
- 11 are in Europe, 5 are in North America, 9 are in South America, 15 are in Africa, 60 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 their last meal, but did not make it to the next meal.
- The daily cost of living for 48 is less than $2 US.
- 87 have clean drinking water, 13 either lack clean drinking water or only 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 a 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).
Among 100 persons in the world, only 8 can live or exceed the age of 65. Some of us 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 the blessed among mankind. Take good care of your own health and cherish every remaining moment.