Statistics
Statistics on food and hunger
Hunger kills more people annually than: AIDS, malaria, TB combinedHungry in USA: 1 in 10Hungry children in USA: 1 in 5Amount of food wasted each year in USA: 96 billion poundsHat tip: World Vision Radio
Mauritius and the ICT pillar
One of the laments that I have had through the years is the incredible sluggishness with which many African countries have embraced information and communication technology (ICT). I have for several years envisioned the possibilities of a thriving business process outsourcing (BPO) business in Africa akin to that of India, especially for the Francophone [...]
Roman Catholic missionary orders parallel Protestant and global trends
The Jesuits had 19,564 members in 2006, 19,850 in 2005. In 2006 they confirmed a 16-year-long downward trend in the order’s vocation, which is losing 200 to 300 people per year. Median age is 57. In 2006, LAM 2,957; NAM 3,034; Europe 6,447; Asia 5,698; Africa 5,698. Growth was seen in Asi aand Africa, and [...]
Updated HIV/AIDS stats
New reports on the vulnerability to AIDS: Subsaharan Africa is world’s most affected region (link): 68% of all adults and 90% of all children who are infected with HIV, 76% of all AIDS deaths in 2007, 61% of all women with HIV, need for US$7.5 billion for resources. Global total: 33.2 million people living with [...]
China has largest Bible printing facility in the world
On May 19, the world’s largest Bible printing facility opened in Nanjing, China, prompting some to dub the historic eastern Chinese city the Bible printing capital of the world.
The difficulties of statistics
The Southern Baptist Convention is grappling with the concept of membership statistics and how to interpret them as they head into their next convention: particularly since some interpretations show the SBC losing members.
Use of technology among (Western) Christians
DJ Chuang at Leadership Network analyzes new statistics from Barna on technology use among (Western) Christians:
% of Christians who have used Instant Messaging in the past week: 33%
% of Americans who sent someone a text message via a mobile telephone: 30%
% of Christians who searched for online information or content: 84%
% of Christians who reported [...]
Statistics on Arab Americans
Arab Americans aren’t majority Muslims. Some 60% are Christians: many Catholics and Orthodox who are trying to make a home in the US. Source: PBS
America’s Millennial Generation
A 2006 national survey explored how corporate cause-related initiatives influence Millennials as consumers, employees and citizens. The 2006 Cone Millennial Cause Study, the first in-depth study of its kind, is of Millennials (defined as those born between 1979 and 2001, with a total populatino of about 78 million). Its results:
61% feel personally responsible for making [...]
A survey of West Africa: Key Statistics
Population (2005): 264 million
Births per 1,000 people: 43 (world average, 21)
Deaths per 1,000 people: 18 (world average, 9)
Rate of natural increase: 2.5% p.a. (world, 1.2%)
Projected population, 2025: 404 million
Projected population, 2050: 601 million
% of population under 15: 44% (world, 29%)
% of population over 65: 3%
Life expectancy at birth: 47 (men, 46; women, 48)
% Urban / [...]
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