World population exceeds 8 billion people

10:09, 16 августа 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Nurkyz SABYROVA

The world population has reached 8 billion people. Countrymetrics.info provides such data.

The virtual counter of the inhabitants of the planet continues to grow. It reflects changes in real time. It is estimated that the world’s male population is just over 4.04 billion, and the female population is 3.96 billion.

The portal also lists the five most common causes of death since the beginning of 2022:

• Coronary heart disease (6 million cases);
• Stroke (4.2 million);
• Acute lower respiratory tract infections (2.1 million);
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2.1 million);
• Cancer of the lungs, trachea and bronchi (1.1 million).