Roughly how many people are alive in ratio to the dead?

Question: Roughly how many people are alive in ratio to the dead?
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Asked by to Edward, Ian, Mathew, Naomi, sakshisharda on 17 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
- Edward Hughes answered on 17 Jun 2014:
  
  There are roughly 15 dead humans for every 1 alive. So let’s hope there’s not a zombie apocalypse, or we’d be horribly outnumbered!
  
  See this article for details (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16870579).

Question: Roughly how many people are alive in ratio to the dead?