World Population to Reach 8 Billion People This Week, United Nations Projects
Photo: iStock/Getty Images The United Nationsis projecting that the world’s population willhit eight billionon Tuesday, and even has a countdown set up on its website to mark the occasion. “The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity’s shared responsibility for the planet,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statementon their website. The UN attributed the “unprecedented growth” of the population to the increase of the human lifespan as a result of improvements in healthcare, medicine and nutrition as well as high levels of fertility in some countries....