BORN AS

Live one life out of 8 billion

Even now, four babies are born every second. You will become one of them and live that life to the end. You cannot choose where you are born, or to whom. And death is not the end: you carry on as one of your children, and the money, habits and wounds you leave behind are passed down to them.

Babies born since you opened this page0

People who died in the same time0

Country of birth

Era

The past uses that year's real statistics and history (wars, famines, crises). The future uses UN projections and possible events.

Fate

Length of a life

Time to live to the country's life expectancy at 1×. At 1 hour, a year takes about 40–60 seconds. Change speed up to 16× or skip to the next decision anytime.

Where you were really born (optional) We'll compare this life with your own starting point. Saved only on this device.

Child deaths, child marriage, conflict and disease happen as often as real statistics say. For ages 15 and up. Suicide is not included as a cause of death.

Country statistics used in the game

Sources: UN World Population Prospects, UN IGME, World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform, UNDP, World Happiness Report, UN World Urbanization Prospects, WHO, IHME (via Our World in Data). Missing values are filled with the median of the same region.