The document contains graphs showing population trends such as birth rates, death rates, infant mortality rates, fertility rates, and life expectancy across various world regions from 1950 to 2010. Overall, birth rates have declined globally while death rates have also fallen. Infant and child mortality rates have significantly decreased worldwide over this period as well. Life expectancy has risen substantially.

1. Population Trends
and Patterns

2. Crude Birth Rate - Births per 1000 population - Estimates
50
40
30
20
10
0
1950-1995 1960-1965 1970-1975 1980-1985 1990-1995 2000-2005 2005-2010
World Europe Africa Asia Northern America Latin America + Caribbean Oceania

3. Crude Death Rate - Death per 1000 population - Estimates
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1950-1995 1960-1965 1970-1975 1980-1985 1990-1995 2000-2005 2005-2010
World Europe Africa Asia Northern America Latin America + Caribbean Oceania

4. Infant Mortality Rate (both sexes combined) - infant deaths per 1000 live births - Estimates
200
160
120
80
40
0
1950-1995 1960-1965 1970-1975 1980-1985 1990-1995 2000-2005 2005-2010
World Europe Africa Asia Northern America Latin America + Caribbean Oceania

5. Under-five Mortality Rate (both sexes combined) - deaths under age 5 per 1000 live births - Estimates
200
160
120
80
40
0
1980-1985 1990-1995 2000-2005 2005-2010
World Europe Africa Asia Northern America Latin America + Caribbean Oceania

6. Total fertility - children per woman - Estimates
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1950-1995 1960-1965 1970-1975 1980-1985 1990-1995 2000-2005 2005-2010
World Europe Africa Asia Northern America Latin America + Caribbean Oceania

7. Life Expectancy at Birth (both sexes combined) - Estimates
80
70
60
50
40
30
1950-1995 1960-1965 1970-1975 1980-1985 1990-1995 2000-2005 2005-2010
World Europe Africa Asia Northern America Latin America + Caribbean Oceania