Having children - Egoism or not? >

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There are 143 million orphans and 400 million vulnerable children in the world, according to UNICEF

By population, orphans would be the 8th largest country in the world

China: 1,321,851,888

India: 1,129,866,154

USA: 301,139,947

Indonesia: 234,693,997

Brazil: 190,010,647

Pakistan: 169,270,617

Bangladesh: 150,448,339

ORPHANS: 143,000,000

Russia: 141,377,752

Somewhere in the world, a child dies every 5.2 seconds due to malnutrition, disease, or neglect.

16,600 die every day

Over 6 million kids will die this year alone!

Each day 38,493 children age out of orphanages or government protection programs.

Over 14 million this year. Most with little or no skills to survive.

In Russia, of those who age out of the orphanage system:

10-15% commit suicide by age 18

60% of girls become prostitutes

70% of boys become hardened criminals

In the United States, there are 520,000+ kids in foster care. 120,000 are immediately adoptable.

In the New York foster system, 60% of the kids who age out end up homeless.

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