Half of all new born babies are likely to die aged 100 plus. That's the latest scary statistic coming out of the Office for National Statistics. Just think of all those wrinkled, toothless mouths to feed. Here is an interactive map from the ONS
And here is a video from the BBC. Improvements in chance to survive to old age are an indicator of economic well-being, but - of course - there are a lot of issues regarding population growth.
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