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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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    "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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    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. 
    #4

    "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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    "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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    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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    #7

    "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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    "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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    #9

    "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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    #10

    "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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    "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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    "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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    "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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    "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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    #16

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

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

    They started it. They broke in, raped women, beheaded children, kidnapped citizens, burnt people alive, shoot rockets. Most of the Israelis women's bodys were found naked, turtured, hips broken. But I guess ist ok to kill Jews, and we are not allowed to defend ourselves.

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

    genocide is not self defense and I do not believe you are not aware of this

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

    Hamas is totally to blame for all this. What did they THINK would happen when they attacked? And now they've suckered the Israelis into killing Hamas' own people. Put the blame directly on where it belongs. On Hamas.

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

    Hamas is responsible for the 1200 recent deaths in Israel, just as Netanyahu is responsible for the 20,000 deaths since then. He has violated several UN conventions. 50% of the population in Palestine are *children*. Also, Israel has funded Hamas for some time. While neither side has clean hands, one side has definitely done more harm, and it doesn't take a genius to figure it out. So tired of Israel apologists.

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

    I bet this turns out to be not true when the dust settles. Observers haven't seen 20,000 new graves or funerals. Hatred of Israel is giving rise to more false propaganda regarding Gaza than has ever been known before.

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

    Are you an idiot ? How can there be funerals when they are bombing constantly? They are burying people in mass graves. Doctors Without Borders, The UN, Amnesty International and others have all spoken about massive casualties. The false propaganda comes from israel - you look like you’re spreading some yourself.

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

    Netanyahu is a butcher. Always has been. When he rose to power (again), it was only time before Hamas (another horrible entity), would attack Israel. Once again, RELIGION KILLS.

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

    1/2 Historically, Jews have lived throughout North Africa, all of Europe, West and Central Asia. Hamas has not caused the decline of the Jewish populations. That's a laughably ignorant statement. Even when Jewish residents were living successful and comfortable lives, they were often the first scapegoats in times of strife. European regimes (often w the backing of The Church and later Protestant denominations) repeatedly attacked Jewish communities politically and literally (destroying homes, killing Jewish residents, chasing Jewish citizens out of the country). European leaders encouraged the continued marginalization and mistreatment of their Jewish and Muslim populations. (Last 600 years of history--if they targeted the Jews in Spain, etc. they targeted the Muslims, too). In the 1920's European leaders encouraged Jews to "return to the homeland."

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

    2/2 European (mostly Ashkenazi, _some_Sephardi) Jews flooded into the Holy Land _not_ because European leaders thought it was the right spiritual choice, but because these leaders just wanted as many Jews to leave their countries as possible. There were no plans for helping Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants settle in among the resident population--including Arab Jews, remnants of ancient small sects, Arab and other Christians and Arab Muslims. No surrounding nations were prepared/ willing to take in refugees and grant them full citizenship status (except Iraq). Israel had only grudgingly accepted Jewish immigrants from N Africa, Iran, Iraq. 1980's-2000, Russian Jewish refugees/ immigrants were treated poorly in Israel.

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

    Dear God make it stop

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

    Well, I mean... god is the whole problem. Make god stop, then all the war madness will stop, too!

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

    And our leaders can't be bothered. Viva Viva Palestina <3

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

    Religious nuttery strikes again.

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

    Religion is not the problem in this particular case. The problem is much, much more complicated but also much, much more simple. The simple bit is that there's a territorial dispute which is being debated with lethal violence. The complicated bit is how come there's a territorial dispute. The explanation involves the Bible, the UN, failures of British policy regarding Mandatory Palestine, Lawrence of Arabia (no, really), Hitler (hugely significant), and - well, the list is near endless and goes back to prehistory. Really.

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

    I guess you shouldn't p**s Israel off, like commiting acts of terrorism against her citizens.

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

    Are you genuinely ignorant or have you really not read anything about how Palestinians have been treated over the last years? The unlawful killings, kidnapping, stealing their homes and general terrorising of them? what have thousands of Palestinian children done to Israel that would justify killing, maiming and orphaning them? You sound like a fool.

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

    AND JUST HOW MANY ISREALITS WERE KILLED BY HAMAS, ETC????? Who is the evil one here??? I think we know.

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

    Israel is using the American system of proportionate response. 2300 people die in the World Trade Center so 1,000,000 people must die in Iraq. So with over 700 killed by Hamas, we have a lot more killing to do yet.

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

    and is it only me who thinks PUtin was behind the whole thing, thru Iran knowing the world focus would move to Israel leaving Ukraine hanging? I also doubt Hamas had any real clue how strongly Israel was going to retaliate. They definitely underestimated the response.... to their civilians chagrin and horror.

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

    Lies lies lies. If kids are killed it's because terrorists use them as shields. Monsters.

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

    What are the reverse stats? How many has hamas killed? And who started drew the first blood?

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

    Israel has been harassing and killing Palestinians for years so they drew first blood. You’re being wilfully ignorant if you are trying to act like you believe this has only been an issue this year. Supporters of Israel like to ignore everything that came before because it doesn’t fit their narrative of the scary Muslim terrorists who attacked for no reason.

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

    tramps, politicians and miltary from countries like this need locked up for life

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

    Thou shall not kill....

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

    It's thou shall not murder. And, of course, there's that eye for an eye thing.

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

    And the whole shebang is over religion. Again. Why can't they live and let live?

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

    Because it’s about way more than simply just religion. There’s racism, colonialism and imperialism playing parts too. Not just “my god real not yours let’s fight”

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

    Sorry I don't believe this statement. The IDF does more then any other country to try and prevent civilian deaths. Yes they do make mistakes but that many deaths, I don't believe

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

    The last time I could bear to look at the comparable statistics, the ratio of killings in the Israel-Palestinian conflicts over the decades was that the IDF had killed roughly 20 times as many as the Palestinians. It's one reason so many Israelis are protesting against the continuing violence. Hamas is run by monsters, no doubt, but the IDF has far more blood on its hands. There is hope, though. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/29/tal-mitnick-israel-soldier-military-service-society

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

    Don’t make this political.

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

    Er, what? The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is at heart a political issue. Every war there's ever been has been a political issue.

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    If the Palestiinians had not committed genocide on 7 October then they would still be alive.

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

    21,000 Palestinians didn’t attack and you are very confused about what genocide is. Genocide isn’t a synonym for attack.

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    For centuries the entire MENA region has exterminated Jews. Hatred, war and antisemitism led to the ethnic cleansing of the Jewish Communities from Morocco to Yemen. Hamas needs to be eliminated, it destroys innocent Palestinians to promote its hatred and evil.

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

    Garbage. Israel has been practicing land theft, terrorism and murder for 78 years. Stop lying.

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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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    #27

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

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    #28

    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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    #29

    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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    #30

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

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    #31

    "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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    #32

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

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    #33

    "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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    #34

    "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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    #35

    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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    #36

    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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    #37

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

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    #38

    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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    #39

    "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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    #40

    "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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    #41

    "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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    #42

    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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    #43

    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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    #44

    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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    #45

    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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    #46

    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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    #47

    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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    #48

    80-90% of smokers never get lung cancer.

    AND

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

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    #49

    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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    #50

    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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    #51

    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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    #52

    "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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    #53

    "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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    #54

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

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    #55

    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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    #56

    "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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    #57

    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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    #58

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

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    #59

    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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    #60

    "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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    #61

    90% of startups fail!

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    #62

    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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    #63

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

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    #64

    Nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by the wife.

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    #65

    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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    #66

    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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    #67

    There are 8+ billion people on this planet.

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    #68

    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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    #69

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

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