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“According to the study, the proportion of live births in low-income areas worldwide would almost quadruple from 18 percent in 2021 to 35 percent in 2100. By 2100, one out of every two children born will be born in sub-Saharan Africa alone, it added.”
I think it should be”almost double” and not “almost quadruple”. 35 per cent is almost the DOUBLE of 18 per cent. Thank you.
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“According to the study, the proportion of live births in low-income areas worldwide would almost quadruple from 18 percent in 2021 to 35 percent in 2100. By 2100, one out of every two children born will be born in sub-Saharan Africa alone, it added.”
I think it should be”almost double” and not “almost quadruple”. 35 per cent is almost the DOUBLE of 18 per cent. Thank you.