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text-align:center; font-size:14px; color:#aaa; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px; margin-top:2px; margin-bottom:5px; font-style: italic">Updated with the <a href="https://population.un.org/wpp/" target="_blank">2024 United Nations Revision</a></div> <ul> <li>reached 8 billion in 2022, according to United Nations estimates.</li> <li>is projected to reach 9 billion in 2037, and 10 billion in 2060.</li> <li>has doubled in 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion).</li> <li>is currently (2024) growing at a rate of around 0.87% per year, adding around 71 million people per year to the total.</li> <li>growth rate reached its peak in the late 1960s, when it was at 2.09%.</li> <li>growth rate is currently declining and is projected to continue to decline in the coming years (reaching below 0.50% by 2047, reach 0 in 2084, and decline by -0.12% in 2100) . </li> <li>a tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history up to the year 1800 for world population to reach 1 billion, the second billion was achieved in only 130 years (1930), the third billion in 30 years (1960), the fourth billion in 15 years (1974), the fifth billion in 13 years (1987), the sixth billion in 11 years (1998), the seventh billion and eighth billion in 12 years each (2010 and 2022). During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources for the world population counter:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://population.un.org/wpp/" target="_blank">World Population Prospect: the 2024 Revision</a> - United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024)</li> <li><a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/international-programs.html" target="_blank">International Programs Center at the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>For more detailed information: </strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="/world-population/"><strong>World Population</strong></a> (Worldometer)</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" ><a href="/world-population/">trends & more ></a></div></div> </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c2"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c2" data-target="#births_this_year"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="births_this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Births this year</span></div><div id="births_this_year" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  "this year" = from January 1 (00:00) up to now  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c3"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c3" data-target="#births_today"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="births_today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Births today</span></div><div id="births_today" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  "today" = from the beginning of the current day up to now  </div></div></div> <div class="counter-header"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Deaths this year</span> </div>   <div class="counter-header"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Deaths today</span> </div>  <div class="counter-group" id="c6"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c6" data-target="#absolute_growth_year"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="absolute_growth_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Net population growth this year</span></div><div id="absolute_growth_year" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  "net population growth" = births minus deaths  </div></div></div> <div class="counter-header last-line"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="absolute_growth">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Net population growth today</span> </div>  <div class="counter-title">Government & Economics</div><div class="counter-group" id="c8"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c8" data-target="#gov_expenditures_health"> <span class="counter-number">$ <span class="rts-counter" rel="gov_expenditures_health/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Public Healthcare expenditure <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="gov_expenditures_health" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <strong>Quick facts: </strong> <ul> <li>Total global healthcare expenditure represent around 9% of world GDP</li> <li>Government portion of healthcare expenditure is around 60%</li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources and info:</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/2017/en/" target="_blank">World Health Statistics</a> - World Health Organization (WHO)</li> <li><a href="https://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28" target="_blank">World Economic Outlook (WEO)</a> - International Monetary Fund (IMF)</li> <li><a href="http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators" target="_blank">World Development Indicators (WDI)</a> - World Bank</li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c9"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c9" data-target="#gov_expenditures_education"> <span class="counter-number">$ <span class="rts-counter" rel="gov_expenditures_education/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Public Education expenditure <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="gov_expenditures_education" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Quick facts:</strong> <ul> <li>Public spending on education in the world is around 5% of global GDP</li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources and info:</strong> </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://hdr.undp.org/en/" target="_blank">Human Development Report</a> - United Nations</li> <li><a href="http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/global-education-digest.aspx" target="_blank">Global Education Digest</a> - Unesco Institute for Statistics (UIS)</li> <li><a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTEDUCATION/EXTDATASTATISTICS/EXTEDSTATS/0,,contentMDK:21878970%7EmenuPK:5313042%7EpagePK:64168445%7EpiPK:64168309%7EtheSitePK:3232764,00.html" target="_blank">World Bank Public Expenditure Database</a> - edstats - World Bank </li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/education/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c10"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c10" data-target="#gov_expenditures_military"> <span class="counter-number">$ <span class="rts-counter" rel="gov_expenditures_military/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Public Military expenditure <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="gov_expenditures_military" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <strong>Sources and info:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/milex" target="_blank"> SIPRI military expenditure data</a> - SIPRI</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/military/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c11"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c11" data-target="#automobile_produced"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="automobile_produced/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Cars produced <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="automobile_produced" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <strong>Sources and info:</strong><ul> <li> <a href="http://oica.net/category/production-statistics/" target="_blank">Car Production Statistics</a> - International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)</li> <li><a href="http://www.gbm.scotiabank.com/English/bns_econ/bns_auto.pdf" target="_blank">Global Auto Report [Pdf file] </a> - ScotiaBank</li> <li><a href="http://www.ihs.com/products/automotive/light-vehicle-forecasts/light-vehicle-production.aspx">Light Vehicle Production Forecasts</a> - IHS</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/cars/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c12"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c12" data-target="#bicycle_produced"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="bicycle_produced/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Bicycles produced <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="bicycle_produced" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Quick facts:</strong> <ul> <li>As recently as 1965, bicycle and car production volumes were essentially the same, at nearly 20 million each per year, but as of 2003 bike production had climbed to over 100 million per year compared with around 50 million cars produced that year. </li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources and info:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Elaboration of <a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5462" target="_blank">Worldwatch Institute</a> data</li> <li>Bicycle Retailer and Industry News - Statistics</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/bicycles/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c13"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header last-line" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c13" data-target="#computers_sold"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="computers_sold/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Computers produced <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="computers_sold" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3844572" target="_blank">Worldwide PC Shipments</a> - <strong><a href="http://www.gartner.com/technology/home.jsp">Gartner</a></strong></li> <li><a href="http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=1" target="_blank">Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker</a> - <strong><a href="http://www.idc.com/">IDC</a></strong></li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/computers/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-title">Society & Media</div><div class="counter-group" id="c14"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c14" data-target="#books_published"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="books_published/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">New book titles published <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="books_published" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.bowker.com/en-US/">Bowker Book Industry Statistics</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.uis.unesco.org/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)</a> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-left; ">(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)</span></span> </li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/books/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c15"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c15" data-target="#newspapers_circulated"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="newspapers_circulated/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Newspapers circulated <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="newspapers_circulated" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"><strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wan-ifra.org/microsites/world-press-trends" target="_blank">World Press Trends</a> - <a href="http://www.wan-ifra.org/">World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers</a> (WAN-IFRA)</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/newspapers/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c16"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c16" data-target="#tv"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="tv/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">TV sets sold worldwide <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="tv" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/reports_tvs.asp" target="_blank">Display Search</a> - worldwide leader in display market research</li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c17"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c17" data-target="#cellular"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="cellular/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Cellular phones sold <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="cellular" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.gartner.com/technology/home.jsp" target="_blank">Gartner</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.idc.com/prodserv/idc_telnet.jsp" target="_blank">IDC Telecom and Networks</a></li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c18"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c18" data-target="#videogames"> <span class="counter-number">$ <span class="rts-counter" rel="videogames/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Money spent on videogames <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="videogames" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.gartner.com" target="_blank">Gartner</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.dfcint.com/" target="_blank">DFC Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.npd.com/corpServlet?nextpage=entertainment-categories_s.html" target="_blank">NDP Group - Entertainment Market Research </a></li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c19"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c19" data-target="#internet_users"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="internet_users">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Internet users in the world today</span></div><div id="internet_users" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators" target="_blank">World Development Indicators (WDI)</a> - World Bank</li> <li><a href="http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi/" target="_blank">Measuring the Information Society</a> - International Telecommunications Union (ITU)</li> <li><a href="http://www.comscore.com/" target="_blank">comScore</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gfk.com/" target="_blank">GfK group</a></li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" ><a href="http://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users/" rel="nofollow">trends & more ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c20"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c20" data-target="#em"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="em/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Emails sent <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="em" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.radicati.com/" target="_blank">The Radicati Group </a></li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c21"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c21" data-target="#blog_posts"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="blog_posts/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Blog posts written <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="blog_posts" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://technorati.com/state-of-the-blogosphere/" target="_blank">Technorati on State of the Blogosphere</a> reports and elaboration of other data</li> <li><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/stats/" target="_blank">WordPress Stats</a> - Automattic Inc.</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/blogs/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c22"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c22" data-target="#tweets"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="tweets/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Tweets sent <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="tweets" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li>Internet Live Stats (InternetLiveStats.com)</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" ><a href="http://www.internetlivestats.com/twitter-statistics/" rel="nofollow">trends & more ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c23"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header last-line" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c23" data-target="#google_searches"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="google_searches/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Google searches <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="google_searches" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"><strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.comscore.com/" target="_blank">comScore</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.google.com/about/company/" target="_blank">Google Inc.</a></li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" ><a href="http://www.internetlivestats.com/google-search-statistics/" rel="nofollow">trends & more ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-title">Environment</div><div class="counter-group" id="c24"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c24" data-target="#forest_loss"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="forest_loss/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Forest loss <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span> (hectares)</span></div><div id="forest_loss" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"><strong>Quick Facts:</strong> <ul> <li>The number shown above is<strong> net of reforestation</strong></li> </ul> <strong> Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.fao.org/forestry/fra/en/" target="_blank">Global Forest Resources Assessment (2010)</a> - FAO </li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c25"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c25" data-target="#soil_erosion"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="soil_erosion/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Land lost to soil erosion <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span> (ha)</span></div><div id="soil_erosion" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.fao.org/docrep/u8480e/U8480E0D.HTM" target="_blank">Dimensions of need: Restoring the land</a> - FAO</li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c26"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c26" data-target="#co2_emissions"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="co2_emissions/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item"><a href="/co2-emissions/">CO2 emissions</a> <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span> (tons)</span></div><div id="co2_emissions" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <strong>Quick Facts:</strong> <ul> <li>CO2 Emissions shown are from Fossil Fuel Combustion</li> </ul><strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.iea.org/statistics/" target="_blank">International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics </a>- CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion</li> <li>Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR)</li> <li><a href="http://cdiac.ornl.gov/" target="_blank">Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)</a> - United States Department of Energy</li> <li><a href="http://www.eia.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) </a></li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" ><a href="/co2-emissions/">trends & more ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c27"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c27" data-target="#desert_land_formed"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="desert_land_formed/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Desertification <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span> (hectares)</span></div><div id="desert_land_formed" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://www.unccd.int/" target="_blank">United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification</a></li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group counter-group-double" id="c28"><div class="counter-heading double inactive-header last-line" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c28" data-target="#tox_chem"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="tox_chem/this_year">retrieving data...</span> <span class="hidden-md hidden-lg hidden-xl unit-measure-mobile">tons</span></span><span class="counter-item-double">Toxic chemicals released <br>in the environment <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span> <span class="hidden-sm hidden-xs">(tons)</span></span></div><div id="tox_chem" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <strong>Sources and info:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://www.epa.gov/tri/">Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program</a> - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)</li> <li><a href="http://www.unep.org/" target="_blank">United Nations Environment Program</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.epa.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</a></li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/view/toxchem/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-title">Food</div><div class="counter-group" id="c29"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c29" data-target="#undernourished"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="undernourished">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Undernourished people in the world</span></div><div id="undernourished" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/en/" target="_blank">The State of Food Insecurity in the World</a> - FAO</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/undernourishment/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c30"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c30" data-target="#overweight"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="overweight">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Overweight people in the world</span></div><div id="overweight" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/" target="_blank">Obesity and overweight</a> - World Health Organization (WHO)</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/weight-loss/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c31"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c31" data-target="#obese"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="obese">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Obese people in the world</span></div><div id="obese" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"><strong>Sources and info:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/" target="_blank">Obesity and overweight</a> - World Health Organization (WHO)</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/obesity/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c32"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c32" data-target="#dth1_hunger"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1_hunger/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">People who died of hunger <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1_hunger" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats" target="_blank">Hunger Stats</a> - United Nations World Food Programme</li> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/whr/en/index.html" target="_blank">World Health Report</a> - World Health Organization (WHO)</li> <li><a href="http://www.unicef.org/sowc/index.html" target="_blank">The State of the World's Children</a> - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)</li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group counter-group-double" id="c33"><div class="counter-heading double inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c33" data-target="#obesity_spending"> <span class="counter-number">$ <span class="rts-counter" rel="obesity_spending/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item-double">Money spent for obesity related<br> diseases in the USA <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="obesity_spending" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <strong>Sources and info:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://www.unccd.int/" target="_blank">Featured Page </a></li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/obesity/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group counter-group-double" id="c34"><div class="counter-heading double inactive-header last-line" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c34" data-target="#spending_on_weight_loss"> <span class="counter-number">$ <span class="rts-counter" rel="spending_on_weight_loss/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item-double">Money spent on weight loss<br> programs in the USA <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="spending_on_weight_loss" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <strong>Sources and info:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/28/5/w822.short" target="_blank">Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity</a>: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates<br> by:<br> <em><a href="http://www.rti.org/" target="_blank">RTI International<br> </a><a href="http://www.ahrq.gov/" target="_blank">Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality</a> - US Dept of Health and Human Services<br> <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/" target="_blank">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)</a> </em></li> <li>America's Health Rankings (report by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention)</li> <li><a href="http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=6314539" target="_blank">The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market</a> - MarketData Enterprises, Inc., May 1, 2011 </li> <li><a href="http://www.americashealthrankings.org/" target="_blank">America's Health Rankings</a> (report by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention)</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/weight-loss/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-title" id="water">Water</div><div class="counter-group" id="c35"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c35" data-target="#water_consumed"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="water_consumed/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Water used <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span> (million L)</span></div><div id="water_consumed" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <p><strong>Quick Facts:</strong></p> <ul> <li> Withdrawals for irrigation are nearly 70% of the total withdrawn for human uses, those for industry 20%, and those for municipal use about 10%</li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources and info:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Global Water Outlook to 2025 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) </li> <li><a href="http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/en" target="_blank">World Water Council </a></li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/water/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group counter-group-double" id="c36"><div class="counter-heading double inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c36" data-target="#water_disax"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="water_disax/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item-double">Deaths caused by water related<br> diseases <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="water_disax" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs391/en/" target="_blank">Drinking Water</a> - World Health Organization (WHO)</li> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/water/en/" target="_blank">Water</a> - World Health Organization (WHO)</li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group counter-group-double" id="c37"><div class="counter-heading double inactive-header last-line" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c37" data-target="#nowater_population"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="nowater_population">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item-double">People with no access to<br> a safe drinking water source</span></div><div id="nowater_population" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/jmp-2017/en/" target="_blank">Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene</a> - World Health Organization (WHO)</li> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/water/en/" target="_blank">Water</a> - World Health Organization (WHO)</li> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases-risks/diseases/diseasefact/en/" target="_blank">Water-related diseases: information sheets</a> - World Health Organization (WHO)</li> </ul>  <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/water/access-to-safe-water/">more info ></a></div></div> </div></div></div><div class="counter-title">Energy</div><div class="counter-group" id="c38"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c38" data-target="#energy_used"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="energy_used/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Energy used today (MWh), of which:</span></div><div id="energy_used" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy/downloads.html" target="_blank">BP Statistical Review of World Energy</a> - British Petroleum</li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption" target="_blank">World Energy Consumption</a> - Wikipedia</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/energy/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c39"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c39" data-target="#energy_nonren"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="energy_nonren">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">- from non-renewable sources (MWh)</span></div><div id="energy_nonren" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp" target="_blank">International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics </a></li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c40"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c40" data-target="#energy_ren"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="energy_ren">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">- from renewable sources (MWh)</span></div><div id="energy_ren" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong><ul> <li>Renewables Global Status Report - REN21</li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c41"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c41" data-target="#solar_energy"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="solar_energy/today">retrieving data...</span> <span class="hidden-md hidden-lg hidden-xl unit-measure-mobile">MWh</span> </span><span class="counter-item">Solar energy striking Earth <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span> <span class="hidden-sm hidden-xs unit-measure">(MWh)</span></span></div><div id="solar_energy" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://books.google.com/books/about/Energy.html?id=lm1WAAAACAAJ" target="_blank">Energy: A beginner's guide</a> - Vaclav Smil</li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy" target="_blank">Solar Energy</a> - Wikipedia</li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c42"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c42" data-target="#oil_consumption"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="oil_consumption">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Oil pumped today (barrels)</span></div><div id="oil_consumption" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Quick Facts:</strong> <ul> <li>Barrel = 42 Gallons = 159 Liters</li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources and info:</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=57&aid=6">World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates</a> - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal.</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/oil/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c43"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c43" data-target="#oil_reserves"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="oil_reserves">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Oil left (barrels)</span></div><div id="oil_reserves" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=57&aid=6">World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates</a> - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal.</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/oil/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c44"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c44" data-target="#oil_days"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="oil_days">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Days to the end of oil (~<span class="rts-counter" rel="oil_years">...</span> years)</span></div><div id="oil_days" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <strong>Countdown to the end of Oil:</strong> <br> <br> <span class="rts-counter" rel="cd_oil_reserves_0">retrieving data...</span><br><br><strong>Assumption:</strong> <ul> <li>If consumed at current rates</li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources and info:</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=57&aid=6">World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates</a> - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal.</li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c45"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c45" data-target="#gas_reserves"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="gas_reserves">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Natural Gas left (boe)</span></div><div id="gas_reserves" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Quick Facts:</strong> <ul> <li>Boe = barrel of oil equivalent</li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources and info:</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=57&aid=6">World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates</a> - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal.</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/gas/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div> <div class="counter-header"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="gas_days">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Days to the end of natural gas</span> </div> <div class="counter-group" id="c47"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c47" data-target="#coal_reserves"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="coal_reserves">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Coal left (boe)</span></div><div id="coal_reserves" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body">  <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/coal/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div> <div class="counter-header last-line"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="coal_days">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Days to the end of coal</span> </div> <div class="counter-title">Health</div><div class="counter-group" id="c49"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c49" data-target="#dth1s_communicable_disaxs"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_communicable_disaxs/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Communicable disease deaths <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1s_communicable_disaxs" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/en/" target="_blank">Global Burden of Disease (GBD)</a> - World Health Organization (WHO) </li> </ul>  </div></div></div> <div class="counter-group" id="flu"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#flu" data-target="#dth1s_flu"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_flu/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Seasonal flu deaths <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1s_flu" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Quick facts:</strong> <ul> <li>Every year an estimated 290,000 to 650,000 people die in the world due to complications from seasonal influenza (flu) viruses.</li> <li>This figure corresponds to 795 to 1,781 deaths per day due to the seasonal flu. </li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources and info:</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p1213-flu-death-estimate.html">Seasonal flu death estimate increases worldwide</a> - CDC </li> <li><a href="https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2017/flu/en/">Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year</a> - World Health Organization (WHO) </li> </ul>  </div></div> </div><div class="counter-group" id="c50"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c50" data-target="#dth1s_children"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_children/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Deaths of children under 5 <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1s_children" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.unicef.org/childsurvival/index_newsline.html">Young child survival and development</a> - UNICEF </li> <li><a href="http://www.childinfo.org/mortality.html" target="_blank">Child Mortality</a> - Childinfo (UNICEF) </li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c51"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c51" data-target="#ab"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="ab/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Abortions <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="ab" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/abortion" target="_blank">Abortion</a> - World Health Organization (WHO) </li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/abortions/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c52"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c52" data-target="#dth1s_maternal"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_maternal/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Deaths of mothers during birth <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1s_maternal" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/features/qa/12/en/index.html" target="_blank">Why do so many women still die in pregnancy or childbirth?</a> - World Health Organization (WHO) </li> <li><a href="http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2810%2960518-1/fulltext#" target="_blank">Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980—2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5</a></li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c53"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c53" data-target="#infections_hiv"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="infections_hiv">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">HIV/AIDS infected people</span></div><div id="infections_hiv" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/hiv/data/en/">HIV/AIDS Statistics</a> - World Health Organization</li> <li><a href="http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm" target="_blank">Global HIV and AIDS estimates</a> - AVERT</li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/aids/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c54"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c54" data-target="#dth1s_ads"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_ads/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1s_ads" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.unaids.org/en/dataanalysis/" target="_blank">UNAIDS</a></li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/aids/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c55"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c55" data-target="#dth1s_cancer"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_cancer/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Deaths caused by cancer <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1s_cancer" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/cancer/en/" target="_blank">Cancer</a> - World Health Organization (WHO) </li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/cancer/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c56"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c56" data-target="#dth1s_malarial"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_malarial/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Deaths caused by malaria <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1s_malarial" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/malaria/en/index.html" target="_blank">Malaria</a> - World Health Organization (WHO) </li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c57"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c57" data-target="#cigarettes_smoked"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="cigarettes_smoked/today">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Cigarettes smoked <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">today</a></span></span></div><div id="cigarettes_smoked" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/tobacco/en/atlas8.pdf" target="_blank">Cigarette Consumption - Tobacco Atlas [Pdf] </a> - World Health Organization (WHO) </li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c58"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c58" data-target="#dth1s_cigarettes"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_cigarettes/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Deaths caused by smoking <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1s_cigarettes" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/gho/tobacco/en/index.html" target="_blank">Tobacco Control, Global Health Observatory (GHO)</a> - World Health Organization (WHO) </li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c59"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c59" data-target="#dth1s_alchool"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_alchool/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Deaths caused by alcohol <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1s_alchool" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/gho/alcohol/en/index.html" target="_blank">Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH)</a> - World Health Organization (WHO) </li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/alcohol/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c60"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c60" data-target="#sui"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="sui/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Suicides <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="sui" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suicideprevent/en/index.html" target="_blank">Suicide prevention (SUPRE) </a>- World Health Organization (WHO) </li> </ul>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c61"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c61" data-target="#drug_spending"> <span class="counter-number">$ <span class="rts-counter" rel="drug_spending/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Money spent on illegal drugs <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="drug_spending" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/business/" target="_blank">The illegal drugs global business</a> - Frontline, PBS special report </li> </ul> <div align="right"><div class="toinner" style="width:100px" ><a href="/drugs/">more info ></a></div></div>  </div></div></div><div class="counter-group" id="c62"><div class="counter-heading inactive-header" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#c62" data-target="#dth1s_cars"> <span class="counter-number"><span class="rts-counter" rel="dth1s_cars/this_year">retrieving data...</span></span><span class="counter-item">Road traffic accident fatalities <span class="switch"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="settype">this year</a></span></span></div><div id="dth1s_cars" class="collapse counter-body-wrap"><div class="counter-body"> <strong>Sources and info:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/meetings/2011/road_safety/en/index.html" target="_blank">Global launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020</a> - World Health Organization (WHO) </li> </ul>  </div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-top:80px"></div></div><div class="col-md-4 adright"><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__300x600" id="worldometers_siderail_right"> <script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "worldometers_siderail_right", slotId: "worldometers_siderail_right" }); </script></div></div></div></div>  <div style="margin-bottom:40px"><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __336x280" id="worldometers_bottom"> <script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "worldometers_bottom", slotId: "worldometers_bottom" }); </script></div></div><footer><div class="footerlinks"><div style="margin-bottom:20px"><a href="/"><img src="/img/worldometers-logo-footer.png" border="0" class="img-footer"></a></div><a href="/about/">about</a> | <a href="/faq/">faq</a> | <a href="/languages/">languages</a> | <a href="/contact/">contact</a></div> <div class="copy">© Copyright Worldometers.info - 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