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robbles on May 9, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: What percentage of people are alive today?

this error is because of assumptions about the life expectancy, right?

jonathanbgood on May 9, 2011 [–]

Yes, their birth rate assumptions would only yield the population milestones they suggest if the life expectancy was significantly below the reported level.

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