It is an undeniable fact that the planet urgently needs population control. For three decades now, the world has become more and more concerned about the problems of rapid population growth and it is time that these concerns be seriously put into play. A study by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) shows that every second five people are born and two people die, giving a gain of three people. The same study shows that …
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…mortality rates, and falling fertility rates that some third-world countries also experience. The key word however is, some, because there are still a countless number of countries that have taken no measures whatsoever in controlling their population, Bangladesh being a prime example (Cohen 178). People in first-world countries must start caring about their third-world neighbours, because unless world population is controlled, there will be mass destruction not only to the environment, but also to mankind itself.