Statistics on Languages, Religions, and Human Life
THE number of languages spoken in the world amount to about 3,064. The inhabitants of the globe profess more than 1,000 different religions. The number of men is about equal to the number of women. The average of human life is about 33 years. One-quarter die previous to the age of 7 years; one-half before reaching 17; and those who pass this age enjoy a felicity refused to one-half the human species. To every 1,000 persons only one reaches 100 years of life; to every 100 only six reach the age of 65; and not more than one in 500 lives to 80 years of age. There are on earth 1,000,000,000 inhabitants; and of these 33,333,333 die every year, 91,824 every day, 3,730 every hour, and 60 every minute, or one every second. The losses are about balanced by an equal number of births. The married are longer lived than the single, and above all, those who preserve sober and industrious conduct. Tall men live longer than short ones. Women have more chances for life in their favor previous to being 60 years of age than men have, but fewer afterward.