These are American Cemeteries around the world and the number of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
"Hymn to the Fallen" by John Williams
May God bless their souls.
He "justified" what he said by saying if "we" vaccinate, then people won't have so many children, because they die of diseases.. ..
"In society after society, he saw, when the mortality rate falls—specifically, below 10 deaths per 1,000 people—the birth rate follows, and population growth stabilizes. “It goes against common sense,” Gates says. Most parents don’t choose to have eight children because they want to have big families, it turns out, but because they know many of their children will die."
“If a mother and father know their child is going to live to adulthood, they start to naturally reduce their population size,” says Melinda.
As you can see, there are a few diseases, like diarrhea, malaria, and pneumonia, that cause over half of the deaths. The key to eliminating these conditions is the invention of a handful of new vaccines and getting them into widespread usage.
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/annual-letters/annual-letter-2009