1. The global population is expected to reach 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.2 billion in 2100, with most of the growth in developing countries.

2. In 2024, 21% of the population in the European Union (EU), equivalent to 93.3 million people, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, slightly down from 2018 (21.6%).

3. The number of persons aged 80 or over is projected to increase from 265 million in 2024 to 425 million in 2050, and further to 909 million in 2100.  This will put even more pressure on the less-developed healthcare systems in poorer nations.

4. 270 million children in the world live without access to any health service whatsoever.

5. To provide water and sanitation for all would cost about $9 billion each year, whereas $11 billion is spent annually on ice cream in Europe, as well as $50 billion each year on cigarettes in the same region.