Increasing the survival rate of infants leads to reduced CO2 emissions!

Coincidentally, today we signed contracts for two houses in an upscale residential area of Nishinomiya.
I was going to write about it in the next post, but one of the houses has undergone some changes.
The contract was carried over. Both houses have a completely new type of design.
So I'm looking forward to this too.
Today I want to introduce
"Increasing infant survival rates will lead to reduced CO2 emissions"
This is something that may seem paradoxical at first glance.
I've mentioned TED many times before,
It has now come to the point where it is broadcast every Monday on NHK Educational TV.
I was watching a video on a website that was translated into Japanese a few years ago.
It feels like a different era.
There was an interesting speech by Hans Rosling at that famous TED talk.
He is good at making presentations using statistics.
His research shows that "economic development has led to a decline in infant survival to age one.
"When it exceeds 90%, the number of births per couple drops dramatically."
China has long been known for its one-child policy.
Various issues are said to be causing problems, such as abortion and only-child households.
It is generally said that the economy will not develop unless the number of young people increases.
I think most developed countries have less than three children per birth.
Developed countries that are keen to solve this problem, such as France, have clearly defined birth rates.
Improvements appear to have been made in some countries.
On the other hand, in some extremely poor countries in Africa, women still give birth to seven or more children.
The reality is that there are many examples. If things continue as they are, the world population will be
Some say the population will peak around 90 billion, while others say it will peak by 2100.
There is also a theory that it will surpass 100 billion.
In any case, the world economy will continue to develop and the population will not increase until then.
That is certain. If that happens, not only will CO2 emissions increase, but food shortages will also occur.
Energy shortages are also a concern.
In this situation, there is an idea to control the population of developing countries, but there are humanitarian issues involved.
There is no way to do something. That's where Hans Rosling's
The idea is to ensure that infants in developing countries have access to food, vaccinations, medicines, etc.
If we could provide adequate access and improve infant survival rates, every country in history could
The number of births is decreasing.
One person who has taken this seriously and is taking action is Bill Gates.
I don't like Microsoft or anything like that, but I'm not sure if they have that much money and influence.
I think it's wonderful that people who have it can devote their energy to things like this.
I feel that it is very important to look at things from a statistical perspective.
You also need to know how to read statistics well enough to avoid being misled by common statistical tricks.