Data quiz

In all low-income countries across the world today, how many girls finish primary school?

• 20 percent

• 40 percent

• 60 percent

Where does the majority of the world population live?

• Low-income countries

• Middle-income countries

• High-income countries

In the last 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has...

• almost doubled

• remained more or less the same

• almost halved

What is the life expectancy of the world today?

• 50 years

• 60 years

• 70 years

There are 2 billion children in the world today, aged 0 to 15 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100, according to the United Nations?

• 4 billion

• 3 billion

• 2 billion

The UN predicts that by 2100 the world population will have increased by another 4 billion people. What is the main reason?

• There will be more children (age below 15).

• There will be more adults (age 15 to 74).

• There will be more very old people (age 75 and older).

How did the number of deaths per year from natural disasters change over the last hundred years?

• More than doubled

• Remained about the same

• Decreased to less than half

There are roughly 7 billion people in the world today. Which map shows best where they live? (Each figure represents 1 billion people.)

• 1 in America - 1 in Europe - 1 in Africa and 4 in Asia

• 1 in America - 1 in Europe - 2 in Africa and 3 in Asia

• 2 in America - 1 in Europe - 1 in Africa and 3 in Asia

How many of the world's 1-year-old children today have been vaccinated against some disease?

• 20 percent

• 50 percent

• 80 percent

Worldwide, 30-year-old men have spent 10 years in school, on average. How many years have women of the same age spent in school?

• 9 years

• 6 years

• 3 years