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Why did the human population grow so rapidly in recent centuries?

Answer 1

Emma Arvizu

Control of some epidemic diseases and better standard of living.

Some dangerous diseases such as poxes, T.B, polio etc., have been controlled. Control of these diseases have minimized the death rate. At present we have better medical facilities compared to the previous centuries.
Better standard of livings of human beings have increased the life span. These are the causes, which are responsible for rapid increase of human population. Thank you

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Answer 2

Logan Allen

A number of factors, such as improvements in agriculture and medicine that lower mortality rates, industrialization and urbanization that improve living conditions and opportunities, and cultural shifts that support larger families, can be blamed for the recent centuries' rapid increase in the human population.

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