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The UN has predicted that the world's seven-billionth baby will be born on 31 October.

Child rights organisation Plan India will celebrate the birth of a girl in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. The graph shows the percentage of the population under 15.



Source: UN, Plan India, Population reference bureau

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