Opulence And Poverty
The population of the world – 6.2 billion
Number of people that live on less than $1 a day – 1.2 billion
Number of people chronically malnourished – 800 million
People without proper sanitation – 2.4 billion
Number of people living with HIV AIDS – 40 million
Cost of providing each person adequate education, safe water, and health care in the least developed countries – $35
Average annual spending on health care in these countries per person – $13
Of the worlds 568 major natural disasters, the number that happen in underdeveloped countries – 94%
Amount of per person waste yearly in the USA – 1,587 lbs
Average spending by the automobile industry –$24 billion
Money spent on soft drinks yearly – $5 billion
Number of plant and animal species discovered annually – 15,000
Number of species rendered extinct last year – 27,000
Estimated total living languages – 6,809
Most widely spoken language: Mandarin – 1.1 billion
English ranks 4th in spoken languages – 514 million
Denominations within Christianity – 33,830
Highest price paid for a painting – A Van Gogh – $82.5 million
The number of people that possess 59% of the world’s wealth – 6 (Americans)
The wealthiest religious denomination in the US – Catholics
The percentage of people that do not have a will – 70%
The amount given to charity in wills last year – $10 billion
The number of children in USA that die through abortion each year – 1.5 million