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Many of us deal with huge amounts of information every single day. We’re constantly bombarded by facts, stats, opinions, and pieces of advice pretty much everywhere we turn online. But with so much data, some of the truly important bits of info sometimes get lost in the noise. Not all of it is pleasant.

The members of the r/AskReddit online community shared the saddest statistics they know in a couple of threads. They might give you a more nuanced perspective on the world. Scroll down to check them out, but be warned that some of these stats are quite sensitive. 

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) The USA incarcerates more of its own citizens both per capita and for total amounts than any other country. They jail over 400k more citizens than China, which has 4.5x the population and has zero freedom of speech and a pretty punishing government. For profit prisons is legalized slavery.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) If a woman becomes seriously ill, there is a 21 percent chance her husband will leave her.

If a man becomes seriously ill, there is a 3 percent chance his wife will leave him.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And some people still think women have it easier... smh

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 85% of all dog attack deaths are pit bulls.

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And the most likely dog to bite is the chihuahua. The main difference is a chihuahua bite tends to require a Band-Aid and a pitbull bite generally requires amputation or a blood transfusion.

Please never let us breed chihuahuas to 5 times their current size. Angry little sh*ts.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pitbulls are also the most abused species of all, because of some small-dicked asshats using them as status symbols or intimidation devices. Poor mistreated animals, shelters full with them.

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Facts and stats are, at times, quite counterintuitive. They sound weird. They feel like they shouldn’t work. But the findings are (usually) backed up by rigorous testing, peer reviews, follow-up studies, and meta-analyses. 

You shouldn’t trust anything you stumble across online blindly without first considering its trustworthiness. At the same time, cross-referencing every single claim would eat up most of the time in your day. Not to mention how mentally exhausting it would be!

So your best bet is to do some light research if you think a fact sounds iffy. Look at multiple sources and figure out which ones you can most often rely on to get things right. Sensational headlines might get clicks and views, but they might rely on a single new study that may need more follow-up research. 
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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 2 million people cause accidents every year by not switching on a turn signal.

Yeah, 2 million.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

makes a lot of sense from what i’ve seen on the road.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) Approximately 42% of Americans are deficient in Vitamin D according the NIH.

Sick all the time? Vitamin D boosts immunity. Hair falling out? Vitamin D helps stimulate new hair follicles. Are you a woman nearing menopause? Your bones need calcium and your body absorbs it poorly if you're deficient in Vitamin D.

Basically, we need the D.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 26,993 people committed s*icide with a firearm in the USA in 2022, representing 56% of deaths by firearm. Firearms were the leading cause of death for children and teens (ages 1-19) for the fifth straight year, with the death rate from firearms nearly doubling in the last ten years.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Guns, I really really hate guns. People wonder why crime has increased its because of the guns. It's to easy to get them they don't check for the things like sings of suicidal thoughts or anything in the process of buying.

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Broadly speaking, you want to consider the potential biases of the source making a certain claim. Try to think about what their goal might be. Are they representing a certain product or brand? Do they have any identifiable political leanings? Is there a deeper agenda behind the data?

The idea is for you to try to be as neutral as possible and to look at the facts as they are. That means removing all the emotional reactions about how you (dis)like this and that data because they (don’t) conform to your current worldview. Though we’ll never be completely unbiased, we can do our best to try to be as objective as we can. And that attitude should help us filter out much of the fake news floating around on social media and the news.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) The richest 1% of the world's population own more than twice as much wealth as the remaining 99%.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We know. They gave up avocado toast to get where they are. No other way to explain it

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) The number of deaths caused by the smartphone while driving is 6x higher than those caused by drunk drivers.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder what the figures are for vehicles with touchscreens and accidents.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) The US Pentagon cannot account for 63% of its defense spending.

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The most reliable sources do very heavy fact-checking. They cross-reference facts and check the validity of each and every claim. They’re also very open about their potential biases.

All sources make errors from time to time. That’s inevitable. But the very best sources own up when they make a mistake—they don’t shy away from making corrections. Moreover, they’ll usually paint a nuanced and complex picture of reality. On the flip side, someone who makes the world seem overly simplistic or black-and-white is either oversimplifying things, misinterpreting reality, or wants to push a certain agenda.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has 80% unemployment, 50% living below the poverty line, a life expectancy of 50 years (shortest in the Western Hemisphere), infant mortality rate 5 times the national average, su*cide rate 4 times the national average, 85% of families are affected by alcoholism, 25% of newborns are diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, and school dropout rate is 70%. This is in the middle of the United States.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) According to psychological studies, on average the late-40’s are the age when people are the least happy. Several factors contribute to this…you could be dealing with empty-nest syndrome for the first time as often at this age kids are old enough to leave home, you could be feeling the financial crunch of putting said kids through college, turning 50 soon could be weighing on your mind, there’s a likelihood you’ve lost at least one parent by this time, you could be burnt out on your career but still years away from retirement, and many women have begun going through menopause at this time.

But the good news is, people then to be much happier by the time they reach their mid-50’s, so if you’re in your late 40’s and are battling with some of these things, just hang in there.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then when you reach 69, you are so blissful because you can't remember the bad life you had.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) Approximately 1 in 7 women suffer severe post partum depression. My wife got hit by it like a truck, and we were completely unprepared. In reality the number could be significantly higher too, because it is generally not reported or acknowledged.

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would guess it’s higher than 1 in 7 unfortunately. Remember, when you seek mental health they have to write you up for something so they can bill insurance. At least in the US.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) Depressed people are much more accurate when it comes to self assessment. Which is depressing.

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I spend all day with myself and I'm not a big fan of me so of course I'm going to pick apart every aspect of myself and the lack of self esteem won't let me gloss over the crappy bits of my being. Depression can lead to deep introspection that will either drive you further down the hole or can help you recognize patterns in your life that trigger your symptoms. Can be a useful side effect or a curse.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 1 in 4 known pregnancies end in loss. That's 25% folks.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did not know that before I lost my first baby. People should talk more about this. Young women should be prepared.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 1 in 6 men are likely to be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. And a lot of times it's someone you know. Be safe out there bros.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was once asked if i'd ever kissed a man to which i replied no only for him to then force his tongue down my throat. Did i report it? no because no one cares when its a man being assaulted.

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According to the RAINN, only about 5% of (the estimated number of) sexual assaults will actually lead to an arrest. And only about half of THOSE lead to incarceration of the suspect. So that’s like 2.5 percent of sexual assaults being punished with jail time. 

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But don't dismiss the importance of pressing charges. It may scare the perpetrator when suddenly faced with any consequences. It could make them not want to risk doing it again. Also a record of accusations may help getting a guilty verdict in a later rape trail.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen this happen over and over. Sexual assault happens, the guy says it's consensual, girl says it isn't. He's not charged with rape, or any kind of sexual assault. He gets a simple battery, at most. Many times absolutely nothing is done. He's not listed as a sex offender. He probably doesn't even go to jail if it's the first time. That's why people get away with things. At least in the US, our laws to protect people from sexual assault suck. I have been told by the police that a guy pretty much has to be caught in the act. I have been touched without my permission, groped, grabbed, had men force themselves on me so many times I have lost track, and not one of them ever got in trouble for any of it. I know men get sexually assaulted too, and I know women can be the abusers, but I am talking about my experience and the vast majority of those doing the assaulting.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sasdly I'm not sure what we can do to change that though, because n most of the Western world the justice system is based on "innocent till PROVEN guilty". Or more accurately innocent until the evidence can convince a jury there is no "reasonable doubt". Very few of these guys do it in plain sight of several witnesses. So it's literally one person's word against another. The police, prosecution, judge and jury might actually believe the woman. But that's very different to having enough evidence to convict. I can't see a solution that's not going to lead to LOTS of miscarriages of justice.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do not let this deter anyone who thinks it would be futile to report any sexual assaults. Better to report and have something come of it rather than not report it and have them continue their assaults on you or somebody else.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you can bear to, always report it. A person with NFAs on their record will get looked at harder

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An insane number of rape kits don't ever make it past the shelf in the ER. They are not investigated, looked into, or preserved properly. It's hard to punish a rapist when rape is tolerated in a society.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I believe that within all those rape kits, are serial rapist, and murderers. I hear of it once in awhile when they final process a kit that has been stored for 4+ years.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

98% of women are SA'd or rapéd before 25. 96% report it. Idk the statistics for men tho

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The justice system is full of unexamined rape kits. Solving that issue will take money and determination.

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Women please get a gun, learn how to use it, and use it well. ABA always be armed. The police can't protect you right now, they can only help after.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 70% of former foster care youth are arrested at least once before age 26.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) An estimated 9 million + tons of plastic waste end up in the ocean each year.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being in Rwanda at the moment, which has banned non-reusable plastics, this can change its just it is expensive to do so and so governments do not

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) Domestic violence rates increase by 40% during sports championship seasons.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have known several men whose entire mood and outlook on life is based on how their favorite sports team is doing, and I think that's the most ridiculous thing in the world. Sports are for entertainment and the second that you make it your life, you're going to be disappointed.

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Working out in any capacity decreases your likelihood of death from cardiovascular disease, dementia, and cancer by 14%, on average. This compounds over time.

Really insane when you think about how important physical activity is to human function.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We didn't evolved to be sedentary creatures, gotta use it or you lose it as they say.

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If a partner strangles you, the odds they will murder you within the next year increases by 750%. Also, the leading cause of death for pregnant women is homicide.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The leading cause of pregnant women in the US is homicide, not around the globe. https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/homicide-is-a-leading-cause-of-death-in-pregnant-women-in-the-us/#:~:text=Women%20in%20the%20US%20are,experts%20in%20The%20BMJ%20today.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 60% of Americans will never read a book again after they graduate high school. 40% for graduate students after they receive their master's/phd.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Source: Pulled from my a*s? This century, Gallup polling has consistently shown the percentage of Americans not reading any book in the past year at between 16 and 18%. That's just "in the past year", not "never reads books", though I imagine a sizeable part of those who don't read a book even once in a whole a year probably don't read at all. Still, absent better evidence, it's probably closer to 10% than 60.

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About 20k people have been killed by Israel in Gaza in this recent war with 75% being women and children.

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1 in 12 addicts will actually attain life long recovery.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) There are more people living in the Tokyo metropolitan area than there are in the entire country of Canada.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 1/10 UK mothers don’t know for certain their child’s dad.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OR, more likely, one in ten women put “father not known” on their child's birth certificate. If the Father wants to be on the birth certificate, and he is not married to the mother, HE HAS TO BE THERE WHEN THE BIRTH IS REGISTERED and agree. And he then gets paternal rights, and duties, in bringing up the child.

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Pollution from fossil fuels kills more people Every Day than nuclear power has killed in its entire history.

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85% of public bathroom users don't wash their hands afterwards. Since learning that I have noticed and I have never been in one for very long without hearing it myself. They come out but I don't hear water from the sink. I handle the door with the paper towel I used to dry my hands. I go to one place that only has a hand dryer, so I take my own paper towel there.

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If you made $7,000 an hour every day since the birth of Jesus Christ, you’d have made less money than Jeff Bezos.

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These stats will never cease pissing me off. Almost all of Bezos "wealth" is directly tied to the value of his amazon stock, of which he retains 10.5%. This is true for almost all the much hated billionaires....they have STOCK, not 100 billion sitting in the bank. And because they are board members, or executives, they cannot sell that stock withOUT multiple levels of approval.....because if bezos decided to dump all his shares, not only would he get a fraction of a penny of the supposed value....but amazon would cease to exist, 1.5 million people would be unemployed and countless people wouldn't get their very important overnight delivery of edible underwear, twinkies and condoms. The only way they have money to spend, is either by trading stock....or taking loans out against that stock....because a loan is a debt.....that money is not taxed up until the point stock is actually sold TO COVER THE DEBT. Which is why musk paid $11 billion in taxes last year.

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Theres' been 392 school shootings since Columbine, which would be 24 years now. 

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the US alone there have been more than 700 school shootings reported: https://images.app.goo.gl/moDPjwKoUF32eJ588

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 40% of all plastics produced each year are single-use only...and only 9% of plastics get recycled after disposal.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I worked at Nestle' I was coming from the automotive sector, where 10% regrind of virgin plastic was acceptable. Suggested that to local Nestle' mgmt, you would hope they would have at least investigated it...nope. Talked to me as if I was trying to bring down the company.

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Half of all children living in single parent families live in poverty.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poverty it's self is just a really sh*ty thing all around. No one mentions how hard it is for families when going through a divorce. Financially it's just really hard. So yeah this fact sadly doesn't surprise me.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) If you go in cardiac arrest outside the hospital, even with first responders nearby, your chances of getting out of the hospital alive is less than 10%.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read that as outside the hospital as in on the street in front, had to reread it a few times for it to make sense

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) There’s 2,000 active serial killers in the world right now. Also, if you were to be murdered, there’s a 1 in 3 chance the case will never be solved and the killer will never be identified. Sweet dreams 

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish these posts included sources - many of them sound as credible as wot a bloke in the pub told me. According to a Home Office report (Morgan et al 2020), the UK homicide clearance rate is around 80%, though I found a poorly sources claim that it's fallen dramatically. A study comparing four Western European countries (Liem et al 2018) found similar or better rates. It's much worse in the US, with recent FBI stats reportedly putting it around 50%, down from about 65%... Whatever, the point is that these "SHOCKING FACTS" would be a lot more interesting if they were backed up by evidence. As it is, it's more a list of "what's something you remember hearing somewhere and that sounds like it's probably true to you?"

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Up to 80 percent of falls in the home occur in the bathroom and about 1 person in the U.S. dies every day from a bathroom-related injury occurring in either the bathtub or the shower.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A few years ago the misses fell with her hand landing in the toilet and being broken.

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In reference to ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) scores used to evaluate exposure to childhood trauma: “Having any ACE is associated with an increased risk for s*icide. The odds of ever attempting suicide are 30 times higher for adults with four or more ACEs compared to adults with no ACEs.” (Source: CDC) (For the record, my ACE score is 8.)

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did BP seriously censor the first suicide but not the second?

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) Only 65% of people have access to internet.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So annoying when governments and utility company expect you to do all the contract via internet. There are still places that can't even get 3G access in cities

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The USA scored a 69 for its latest CPI (Corruption Perception Index) which means America is more corrupt than a lot of countries.

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corruption PERCEPTION index. It means how corrupt other people think you are. I worked in this area. There are a number of factors involved in calculating it.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) On average, 79% of U.S. adults nationwide are literate in 2023. 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2023. 54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level).

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks, No Child Left Behind. An excellent idea on paper, rubbish in practice because they have to simply push kids along whether they're capable of performing in the next grade or not.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, an estimated 7 million hectares of forest are lost each year.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) Statistically, cars are the absolute most dangerous ways to travel anywhere.

And that's not even including the enormous mass of other deaths they cause to non-drivers. Especially kids. Where they've only very recently been overtaken by guns as the leading cause of death in minors.

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women are 17% more likely to die and 73% more likely to sustain serious injury in a car accident because safety features are designed for men.

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As a woman, my partner is statistically the most likely person to murder me. Also, when you're in a DV situation, the most dangerous time, the time men tend to kill their partners the most, is when they're leaving. I live in Australia and we have AT LEAST one DV death per WEEK. It's a scary statistic but I'm hoping it might save someone.

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About 6% of people in prison are actually innocent. Evidence is what matters to police. Evidence can be moved. Evidence can be placed.

You could be imprisoned for murder tomorrow, Jack.

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The mortality rate for black women during pregnancy is higher. Black women are more likely to have preclampsia, placenta previa, and gestational diabetes during their pregnancy.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is more difficult to visually see that a black person is, for instance, cyanotic (lacking oxygen) because of the skin colour. Medical schools are now teaching specific differences in presentation, and what to look for. A long awaited step.

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Between 1 in 4 and 1 in 10 patients who go into hospital experience some sort of accidental harm from the care they are receiving. Medical accidents are the third biggest killer of Americans.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This "third biggest killer" claim is based on this source: https://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/methodsmakarydaniel_2016_bmj%20%281%29.pdf It's *extremely* implausible. A more recent and much more rigorous study found that "AEMT (adverse effects of medical treatment) appeared in the cause-of-death chain in 2.7% of all deaths". As far as I can see, that includes things like end-of-life pain management that contributes to shortening of life, but you can check for yourselves here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2720915 There are of course major risks, some of which should be avoidable, to hospital care. And medical errors happen and are sometimes dramatic. This "third biggest killer" claim is very tenuous though.

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51% of NYC children do not read at their grade level. Im tutoring a couple and they are struggling, but we’re trying the best we can.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mum was a teacher of five-six year olds. It was her proud boast that not one child in her entire career left her class without being able to read to the required standard. I could read proficiently before I went to school.

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75-85% of autistic adults are unemployed. Up to 66% of autistic adults have thought about s*icide and 35% have made a plan.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm part of the percent that attempted as well. It's really hard dealing with normies, they are way over-emotional and can't handle ASD peoples' direct manner of speech.

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80-90% of smokers never get lung cancer.

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80-90% of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let me fix that wording for you: if you smoke, your chance of getting lung cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer, are up to 1 in 5.

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Here's a mind-boggling statistic: Cumulatively, over the entire existence of Earth, estimated in billions of years, the percentage of time during which humanity has existed is a mere minuscule 0.004%. And here we are, in the 21st century, deciding to create memes and order pizza online.

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Daytraders tend to lose money. 90% of them do and I’m undervaluing that number.

Proceed with utmost caution when expirimenting with the stock market.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. Can confirm. If you have impulse control then the stock market isn't for you.

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71% of sexual assault victims knew their attacker. This is disturbing cause of all the fears about random strangers, when they're more likely to beat the f**k out of the family member doing the deed.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 1 in 14 American adults believe chocolate milk is from brown cows.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is a testament to the brilliant education system there

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 9 people were born and 4 died while you were reading this sentence.

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US Male life expectancy declined from 78.8 years in 2019, to 73.2 in 2023.

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An estimated 25% of Canadians + 34% of Americans over the age of 20 have some level of NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease).

NAFLD has become the main reason for both Canadians and Americans to receive liver transplants. The most common cause of NAFLD is obesity, and it’s mostly preventable with lifestyle adjustments.

The mortality rate of people awaiting liver transplants due to unpreventable disease has continued to rise as a direct result of increasing NAFLD rates (and again… NAFLD is preventable in a heavy majority of cases)

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

kick out the macdonald's guys. I gained 20kg after I started on mcd's. Never had a problem before.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) 27 000 people died every day during WWII on average.

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Firefighters have one of the highest risks of getting and dying from cancers. Their job and turnout gear is loaded with chemicals and each day they work is a day closer to death.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every day anyone works/eat/sleeps/plays a video game is technically a day closer to death.

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The bottom 15% of IQ is considered too troublesome to be trained for any use by the military.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is not about them being too troublesome. People under a certain benchmark die at far higher rates in war and make it unsafe for other soldiers. This is a dumb and misleading post. Just take what happened in the vietnam war as an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_100,000

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S*icide is one of the leading causes of death in men under 50. Men suicide rates are higher while women s*icide attempts are higher.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People having a debate about suicide in comments, can you not? Its like you want to be proud men kill themselves more.

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"What Is A Very Bad Statistic People Should Know?" (40 Answers) If you have friends and smoke a pack of cigarettes a day you’ll live longer than a nonsmoker who has no friends.

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This message was brought to you by Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International, and China National Tobacco Company. (The five largest tobacco companies).

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90% of startups fail!

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About 1/7 California drivers have zero insurance. About 2-3 times that only have the state minimum. Make sure your UM/UIM insurance is paid up :)

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

States in the southeastern US average about 50% uninsured motorists. UM/UIM isn't that expensive (I'm an insurance agent), so make sure you don't decline it.

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1 in 4 Americans will die before they reach 65 years old According to the World Bank.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does that include those who die at bitrh or into the neonatal period? Or in childhood. Statistics, darn statistics. *https://vividmaps.com/male-female-population-dying-before-age-65/ *

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Nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by the wife.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And over 50% of divorced wives never want to remarry while only about 30% of men express that same sentiment.

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Every 10-centimeter increase (about 4 inches) in height was found to be associated with a 14% increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. The average height in the U.S. for men is 5 feet, 9 inches, and for women it is 5 feet, 4 inches. This means men who are 6 feet, 1 inch and women who are 5 feet, 8 inches (4 inches/10 centimeters above the average U.S. height) or taller are at a 14% increased risk of colorectal cancer and a 6% increased risk of adenomas.

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A typical passenger vehicle emits about 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. This number can vary based on a vehicle’s fuel, fuel economy, and the number of miles driven per year.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The US accounts for 4% of the human population, but 15% of global emissions, 30% of US emissions are generated from transportation. If you drive a combustion engine vehicle, that car outputs more emissions than the global average of any other person on the planet....and than you emit 70% more than that.

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There are 8+ billion people on this planet.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And according to Swedish physician Hans Rosling, the growth should stop at 11 billion, while the carrying capacity of the world is estimated to be around 9 to 12 billion

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Most auto accidents occur within 5 miles of a driver's home or place of work. It is presumed that drivers let their guard down as they get closer to familiar surroundings.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would presume that it's the frequency of being close to home when you drive. Assuming you start and end in your own driveway then you're close to home more often than you're anywhere else.

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Black women get abortions at a rate nearly 4 times that of white women.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Considering how many black women die during pregnancy and childbirth, I don't blame them

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