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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| 125,000 |
Number of square miles worldwide contaminated with land
mines.
(Source:"Weaponology" TV  : Dated: May 2017)
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| 125,000 |
Approximate number of abortions per day around the world.
Roughly 2-3 abortions every second.
(Source:worldmeter.info : Dated: Apr 2022)
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| 118,400 |
Number of cosmetic facelift surgeries performed in 2007 in
the US
(Source:American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Dated: Jan 2015)
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| 101,000 |
Number of children in forster care in the U.S.
in 2014
(Source:CBS News: Dated: Jan 2015)
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| 100,000 |
Number of times a day that your heart beats
(Source:unknown: Dated: Feb 2015)
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| 93,000 |
Number of commercial airline flights world wide
per day.
(Source:Morning news show: Dated: Mar 2015)
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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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| 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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