WHO WILL CARE FOR THE NEXT 8 BILLION PEOPLE'S HEALTH?

The eighth billionth human being will be born sometime in late 2022, ushering in a new era for humanity. In just 48 years, the world's population has more than doubled, rising from four to eight billion people. Of course, humans are not evenly distributed across the globe, and countries come in all shapes and sizes. The visualizations in this article are intended to provide context for how the world's eight billion people are distributed.