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In a world of 7 billion people

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who is most typical?

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The world's most typical person

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Is right handed

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Makes less than $12,000 a year

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Has a cell phone

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But not a bank account

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Less than 25% of us do

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So what does he look like?

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The world's most typical person is male

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Males outnumber females

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(but just barely)

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The median age of the world's population is 28

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The largest ethnic group is Han Chinese

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Based on these traits

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the world's most typical person is

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a 28-year-old Han Chinese man

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There are over 9,000,000 of them

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Researchers averaged 190,00 of their photos

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to create a composite image

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This is the world's most typical person

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But he won't be typical for long

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By 2030 that person will come from India

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And typical is always relative

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The typical man in Holland is 5' 11"

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The typical man in Peru is 5' 4 1/2"

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In Japan, the typical woman lives nearly 86 years

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In Afghanistan, she lives 45 years

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The typical American uses 100 gallons of water

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at home per day

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In parts of Ethiopia, it's 2.5 gallons

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And some women spend 8 hours/day collecting it

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Typical people have choices to make

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But they're not the same for everyone

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And our choices make a big difference

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When multiplied by 7 billion

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7 billion - The surprising face of the most typical human