Even if you are not very fond of mathematics, we think that statistics is an important thing, it will be difficult for you to argue. We meet statistics everywhere: in advertisements, news, reports - in general, in any texts created by mankind, and it plays a huge role in our understanding of the world. And, of course, one of the most interesting topics for us people is ourselves. The 15 statistical facts you find about people here will amaze you!
15. Most likely, about a billion people died in all the wars of the world
Even despite the fact that today we are aware of the destructive consequences of wars, they do not stop, and people continue to die in them. The 20th century alone claimed the lives of about 100 million people, so the figure of 1 billion looks plausible and even slightly underestimated, given the phenomena accompanying the war - hunger, poverty, etc.
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14. Blind people suffer from nightmares more than sighted people
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A 2014 Danish study found that blind people are more likely to have nightmares than people with normal vision. About 25% of their dreams are nightmares, and this looks impressive compared to 6% of ordinary people's nightmares. Most likely, this is due to the fact that they are exposed to a large number of risks and threats while awake.
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13. Americans drink too much soda
According to statistics, since 1970 consumption of carbonated drinks such as Coca-Cola and Mountain Dew in the United States has tripled. About 600 cans of soda are drunk each year; most soda is consumed by men under 30.
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12. All people in the world descended from only 10,000 individuals
Only 10,000 individuals, which lived 70,000 years ago, allowed our species to continue to exist, since during this period there was a major volcanic eruption. Proof of this is the genetic deformities that occur in closely related marriages; this indicates that our DNA is very similar.
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11. Almost half of the world's population lives in poverty
Despite the fact that colossal efforts are constantly being made in the world to overcome the problem of poverty, they are mainly aimed at the societies of Europe and America, while in Asia and Africa there are literally billions of people still below the poverty line. More than 3 billion people live on less than $ 2.50 a day, with 45% of them surviving only half that amount.
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10. Almost half of the entire US population believes in ghosts
According to polls and studies, 42% of Americans believe that ghosts and spirits exist, even though there is no scientific evidence that they are real. A quarter of them believe in witches, and 24% believe that reincarnation is real.
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9. We throw out a lot of trash
A city dweller annually throws out about 3 centners of garbage. Just imagine these volumes! The United States and Europe are the main contributors to the "littering" of the planet, but India and China are quickly catching up.
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8. Only humans can enjoy spicy food
The sense of the spicy taste that some plants have developed in the process of evolution is to scare away those who would like to eat them. Indeed, most animals do not eat spicy food … except for people who found something interesting in it!
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7. More than 700 million people cannot read and write
To be precise, this figure reaches 775 million. And this, in general, is our maximum: until the 20th century, only those who belonged to the rich elites could read and write. Fortunately, most people now have the opportunity to acquire these skills through universal education.
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6. Heart attacks most often occur on Mondays
Cardiovascular disease is one of the worst "silent killers" on earth. People are most susceptible to dangerous attacks of heart disease during sleep and immediately after waking up: getting up in the morning is stressful for the body, which can provoke them. For the same reasons, attacks most often occur on Mondays (this is almost 20% of cases): returning to work after the weekend increases the risk to the heart.
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5. We destroy about 100 species of flora and fauna annually
Without a doubt, humans are changing the face of planet Earth at a terrible rate; desertion, pollution and deforestation are destroying entire ecosystems. The World Resources Institute has carried out a study according to which 100 species are disappearing every year! Thus, by 2050, half of the currently existing species may be threatened with extinction.
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4. Facebook has millions of profiles of dead people
More than one and a half billion users are registered on Facebook; it is logical to assume that among those who have created a profile for themselves over the past 10 years, nowadays there are many who have already left this world. However, there are more of them than you might think: about 10,000 registered users die every day, so that already 30 million Facebook profiles are inactive for this terrible reason. If the user's relatives write in support of the site about his death, the profile can be deleted or given a memorial status, but this is not always done in reality.
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3. Aggression based on religious beliefs is on the rise worldwide
Although it is believed that now we live in one of the most peaceful eras of our species existence (yes, yes, it was EVEN worse before, despite everything that they tell you from the TV screens), almost a third of the countries of the world today are forced to solve problems with conflicts on religious soil (and in the list of countries, the American continents stand out favorably, where there is practically no religious enmity).
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2. Millions of people die because of … mosquitoes
A great many dangerous predators live on earth, but one of the most dangerous animals is still a small flying insect. About 600,000 people die each year from malaria, and an estimated 200 million are now infected with the disease, which mosquitoes carry along with other dangerous diseases.
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1. There are more mobile phone owners in the world than toilet owners
The popularity of mobile communications has skyrocketed over the past 20 years. They have become so accessible that studies show that already 6 billion people use their own mobile phones, while only 4.5 billion use their own working latrine with a working sewage system, which is a widespread problem of unsanitary conditions.
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