Here are three surprising stats from a UN report out today, released to coincide with World Population Day:

1. India is set to surpass China as the most populous country in the world sometime next year.

• Despite democratic backsliding in recent years, India is the world's largest democracy and is viewed by the West as a key counterweight to China's influence in the region, Axios' Zachary Basu points out.

2. The world's population will reach 8 billion by Nov. 15 and climb to 9.7 billion in 2050.

• But the global population is growing at its slowest pace since 1950 due to decreased fertility rates in many countries.

3. More than half of the population growth through 2050 will be concentrated in just eight countries — the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania.

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One in six calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline end without reaching a counselor, The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription).

• Why it matters: Government officials know the nations' crisis centers are struggling to keep up with the volume ahead of the switch on July 16 to the three-digit 988 number. But they have been slow to provide the necessary funding to meet the demand, Axios' Margaret Harding McGill reports.

1.5 million of 9.2 million calls between 2016 and 2021 were abandoned or disconnected before reaching a counselor, The Journal reported.

• The majority of callers in 11 states were transferred to national backup centers because local centers did not have the capacity to answer. Experts say that a local counselor is preferable for those calling with a crisis.

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454. Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255). Or reach the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.

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Critter Control of Phoenix has seen an "explosive amount" of calls about bobcats taking up residence in attics, Axios Phoenix co-author Jessica Boehm writes.

• Isaiah Swain, Critter Control district manager and wildlife expert, suspects construction in the outskirts of metro Phoenix is driving wildlife out of their typical habitats and closer to the urban core.
• People are finding bobcat mothers and kittens in homes. They likely slip through small holes in roofs.

Threat level: As bobcats move into residential areas, their predators — coyotes — follow.

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