Today is a landmark day, the global population is supposed to reach 7 billion people.

That’s right, 7 Billion !

Let’s put that number in perspective; In the 1960’s, the world population was at about 3 billion. Now in 2011, we are at 7 billion. So, in roughly 51 years, population has doubled.

As we reach this monumental mark, we thought it might be a good time to highlight some shocking facts about family planning and contraception.

• There are more than 200 million women who are sexually active and do not want to become pregnant but modern contraception is not easily available to them.
• Of the 7 billion people in the world, 175 million were unplanned.
• 42 million abortions are performed each year, 1/2 of them clandestinely killing 68,000 women.
• By providing family planning to all women who want it, a reduction of 8-15% reduction of carbon emissions could be obtained. This reduction is equivalent to increasing the world’s use of wind power 40-fold.

Shocking, right? Who knew that something as simple as sex education, family planning and contraception could change the world so drastically?

If you want to know what number you are in the 7 billion or just want to learn more about what reaching 7 billion means for the world, check out these links:

• What number are you
• 7billionandme.org 
• http://www.theworld.org/2011/10/global-population-seven-billion/

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