Mortality

Increases in survival and longevity have led to rapid population growth throughout the world, though regions and countries have experienced these changes at different paces and at different points in time. Mortality has fallen significantly worldwide since 1950, and the global gap in life expectancy at birth has narrowed slightly. Nevertheless, large disparities remain across countries and regions. Between 2020 and 2050, the number of deaths worldwide is expected to increase faster than the number of births due in large part to population ageing, further slowing the pace of global population growth. Nonetheless, it is expected that continuing reductions in mortality rates will contribute about 15 per cent of the total growth in global population over this period.

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