What made the world population increase so drastically after 1900?

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Excuse me, if this is the wrong sub for this but I’m genuinly confused. According to [this graph](https://flic.kr/p/5T5hkE) I found by accident, the world population barely increased at all between 1300 and 1900. And then it suddenly took off like crazy. What caused this sudden fast increment of the world population?

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Math. Even without all the good stuff that’s been mentioned, human populations were increasing exponentially. When you’re doubling from 1 million to 2 million people, it barely registers on this vast planet. But doubling from four billion to eight billion?

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