Why has the human population increased so much in the last few centuries, although we actually invented effective birth control methods?

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Why has the human population increased so much in the last few centuries, although we actually invented effective birth control methods?

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In short: we are very good at not dying when we are kids.
And for the rest of the comments saying healthcare and specifying stuff like antibiotics. It’s not why we live longer. Or, well it contributes. But public health is a much larger factor. You want to know the biggest contribution to prolonged health? Penicillin? Operations? Vaccines? Nope. Sanitation.
Also look up the epidemiological transition if you are interested in how we live longer, why, and how we transition from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases.