A woman is not going to go on a date if her dark roots are showing, says Michael Duenas, CEO and founder of hairstyling service HairRoomService.com. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that consumers will need nearly 16% more hairdressers and beauty salons by 2020. More on SmartMoney.com: 10 Things E-books Won't Tell You
With 360,000 babies born daily, this means 131 million births annually around the world, according to Ecology.com. Broken down even further, there are 15,000 births hourly, 250 births each minute and 4 births each second of the day around the world. Throughout the world, it is estimated that 140,000 people die each day, making there a daily rise in the population of 220,000 people, according to the WHO.
Jan. 30, 2006 -- Every year, about 8 million babies worldwide are born with gene-related birth defects, says a new report from the March of Dimes. That figure amounts to 6% of all global births in a given year, the report shows. There are more than 7,000 genetic or partially genetic birth defects.Five common types account for a quarter of the world's cases, says the March of Dimes: 1  Heart defects: More than a million births worldwide yearly. 2  Neural tube defects (including spina bifida): Nearly 324,000 births worldwide yearly.n the hardest-hit areas, 82 per thousand babies are born with a genetic birth defect, compared to a low of 39 per thousand births, the report shows. Those figures only count birth defects tied to genetics. Birth defects due to alcohol, drugs, or other substances aren't included.