In 1994, world population was estimated to be around 5.6 billion. By far, the largest regions are China and southern Asia, each containing more than 1 billion people. Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, the next largest regions, have more than half a billion inhabitants each. Only The number of Americans living below the poverty level has steadily increased over the past 3 decades - from 24.2 million in 1969 to 35.6 million in 1997. Top Appendix B Additional Reading Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Kids count data book.
Annie E. Casey Foundation. Children s Defense Fund. The state of America s children. The editors talk - the incidence of visual impairment and child count. The state of the world s children.