NUMBERS
We never cease to be amazed at some of the numbers out there in our every day world. We so often take things for granted or
are outright oblivious to the size of our world until things are brought into perspective when we hear about a number.
To that end, this website was created to shine a light on these numbers.
Please feel free to browse, edit and contribute. Please promise to be as accurate as possible.
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| 6 |
Number of women being killed (termed 'femicde')
every day (on average) in South Africa. ~75%
perpetrators were identified as known partners to
the women. 2016 number projected to current
year. 6 women per day out of a total of 60
murders a day.
(Source:Africa Check  : Dated: Jan 2020)
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| 90,000 |
Tons of gold mined around the world in all recorded
history.
(Source:Saw this in a museum in New Zealand: Dated: Feb 2020)
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| 4,200 |
Number of guns found in luggage at airport
security screening in the US in 2018. 90%
were loaded.
(Source:NBC .. Channel 7 evening news: Dated: Feb 2020)
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| 87,000 |
Number of women killed worldwide in 2017
according to UN data. 50,000 by partners. 137 by
a family member every day.
(Source:UN Data : Dated: Feb 2020)
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| 2,550 |
Number of individuals determined to have
been wrongfully convicted since 1989 and
released from prison exonerated for the
crime they were convicted for.
(Source:National Exoneration Registry : Dated: Feb 2020)
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| 7,000 |
Number of genetic disorders known to the National
Institute of Health (NIH) and the human genome
project. 6000 of them are single gene and others
are multifactorial genetic complex disorders
(Source:NIH and 60 Minutes TV Show : Dated: Apr 2020)
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| 200,000 |
Number pacemakers installed last year in the U.S.
(Source:American College of Cardiology : Dated: Apr 2020)
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| 113 |
Number of countries around the world, where eating
bugs is customary
(Source:CNN news: Dated: May 2020)
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| 2,000 |
Number of eatable species of bugs around the world
(Source:CNN News: Dated: May 2020)
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