Ah, yes. a data viz you will not forget.
--this is the actual data graphic the United Nations Development Program uses to monitor global health and population trends. ;) Splasho mentions it relates to WorldMapper--which I blogged of before.
by Spalsho: shows the rate at which babies are being born around the world - more than four each second. It’s amazing to contemplate. You can also enable an option to display the continent on which they were born and watch Asia grow. It uses data provided by the United Nations.