{"id":1835,"date":"2013-07-11T13:17:39","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T07:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/?p=1835"},"modified":"2013-07-11T17:07:47","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T11:37:47","slug":"ten-facts-for-this-world-population-day-july-11-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/ten-facts-for-this-world-population-day-july-11-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Facts For This World Population Day (July 11, 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

FACT 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This day has been observed by the UN and its agencies since 1989. The original idea was to highlight the \u2018problem of overpopulation\u2019<\/strong> but the themes have been broader in the last few years.<\/p>\n

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Stamps produced from left to right by Pakistan, Iran and Bangladesh in 1997, 1993 and 2004 to observe World Population Day!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FACT 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year the theme is the issue of adolescent pregnancy<\/strong>. Teen pregnancy is not a problem only in developing countries. The infographic below shows the incidence of teen pregnancy in the USA.<\/p>\n

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FACT 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n

About 16 million girls under age 18 give birth<\/strong> each year.<\/p>\n

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FACT 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another 3.2 million undergo unsafe abortions.\u00a0<\/strong>This is partly because their access to safe abortions is highly restricted. The infographic below shows what happens when abortions are restricted or banned. The numbers in the image include women of all ages.<\/p>\n

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FACT 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Half of all adolescent births occur in just seven countries<\/strong>: Bangladesh, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria and the United States.<\/p>\n

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FACT 6:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almost 90 per cent — of the pregnant adolescents in the developing world are married<\/strong>. Here’s an excellent video that shows what happens if girls get married very young.<\/p>\n