| Statistic |
Source |
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Health > Obesity
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OECD Health Data 2005 |
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Crime > Total crimes
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The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention) |
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Language > John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions
|
Wikipedia: John Doe
|
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People > Divorce rate
|
divorcereform.org2004 |
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Economy > GDP > PPP
|
World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005. |
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Food > McDonalds restaurants
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McDonald's |
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Taxation > Total tax wedge > Single worker
|
OECD |
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Energy > Gasoline prices
|
German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org |
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Education > School life expectancy > Total
|
UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Lifestyle > Happiness level > Very happy
|
World Values Survey 2005 |
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Health > Infant mortality rate
|
CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
|
United Nations Human Development Programme |
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Environment > CO2 Emissions
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World Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World Resources Institute |
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Military > Armed forces personnel
|
IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
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Crime > Software piracy rate
|
Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study |
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Crime > Executions
|
Amnesty International |
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Education > Average years of schooling of adults
|
UNESCO |
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Economy > Human Development Index
|
Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme |
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Crime > Rape victims
|
UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin |
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Energy > Oil reserves
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CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Transportation > Motor vehicles
|
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
|
Crime > Murders with firearms
|
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention) |
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Health > Teenage pregnancy
|
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre |
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Crime > Prisoners > Per capita
|
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
|
Health > Abortions
|
UNHDR |
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Lifestyle > Cannabis use
|
OECD |
|
People > Population decline > Main reason for decrease
|
Wikipedia: Population decline |
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Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure
|
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Crime > Suicide rates in ages 15-24
|
GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3 |
|
Food > Alcohol consumption > Current
|
OECD Health Data 2005 |
|
Agriculture > Agricultural growth
|
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001 |
|
Crime > Total crime victims
|
UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin |
|
Energy > Coal consumption
|
Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy |
|
Religion > Church attendance
|
World Values Survey |
|
Food > Beer consumption
|
Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor |
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Food > Coffee consumption
|
Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor |
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Military > Army personnel
|
Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy |
|
Media > Mobile phones
|
International Telecommunication Union |
|
Media > Televisions
|
CIA World Factbook, December 2003 |
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Crime > Prisoners
|
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention) |
|
Language > English speakers
|
Ethnologue |
|
Crime > Assault victims
|
UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin |
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Economy > Economic freedom
|
The Heritage Foundation |
|
Economy > Gross National Income
|
|
|
Media > Television viewing
|
Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996) |
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Military > Air force personnel
|
Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy |
|
Military > Tanks
|
Dr T.R. O'Connor, (05/15/04) |
|
Crime > Drug offences
|
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention) |
|
Military > Weapon holdings
|
Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) |
|
Environment > Ecological footprint
|
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress. |
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Economy > Big Mac Index
|
The Economist. |
|
Energy > Usage per person
|
lEA, Energy Balances of OECD Countries 1999-2000 (lEA, Paris, 2001) |
|
Crime > Acquitted
|
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention) |
|
Economy > Poverty > Share of all poor people
|
Country Responsibilities in Achieving the Millenium Development Goals", April 8 2003, by Janice Poling |
|
People > Marriage rate
|
United Nations, Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, April 2001 |
|
Crime > Perception of safety > Walking in dark
|
UN International Crime Victims' Survey |
|
Crime > Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Tier rating
|
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
|
Education > Mathematical literacy
|
OECD |
|
Crime > Death penalty > Last executed
|
Last updated: 01/04/03 |
|
Lifestyle > Undesirable neighbours > Homosexuals
|
World Values Survey |
|
Immigration > immigrant population > Number of immigrants
|
Wikipedia: List of countries by immigrant population
|
|
Currency > Currency
|
Pacific Exchange Rate Services |
|
Economy > GDP per capita in 1973
|
Angus Maddison |
|
Economy > Income category
|
|
|
Health > Tobacco > Cigarette consumption
|
World Health Organization |
|
Lifestyle > Happiness net
|
World Values Survey 2005 |
|
Immigration > immigrant population > Immigrants as percentage of state population
|
Wikipedia: List of countries by immigrant population
|
|
Transportation > Cars
|
World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002 (CD ROM) |
|
Health > Age of women at first childbirth
|
OECD |
|
Health > Spending > Per person
|
World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC |
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Education > Duration of compulsory education
|
UNESCO |
|
Health > Daily smokers
|
OECD Health Data 2005 |
|
Internet > Broadband access
|
Point Topic |
|
Democracy > Civil and political liberties
|
Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001 |
|
Religion > Jews
|
World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998 |
|
Lifestyle > Happiness level > Not very or not at all happy
|
World Values Survey |
|
Crime > Suicide rates in ages 25-34
|
GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3 |
|
Crime > Car thefts
|
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention) |
|
People > Divorces per 100 marriages
|
OECD |
|
Economy > GINI index
|
World Development Indicators database |
|
Health > Physicians > per 1,000 people
|
World Development Indicators database |
|
Economy > Technological achievement
|
United Nations Development Program. Human Development Report 2001. New York: Oxford University Press,2001, Table A2.1. via ciesin.org |
|
People > Age at first marriage for men
|
1980 figures and 1999 figures for EU countries are from European Social Statistics Demography 2001. Australian figures are from ABS, Year Book Australia 2003 - Population. Marriages and Divorces and the latest figure is for 2001. Figures for other European and North American countries come from UN Economic Commission for Europe, Trends in Europe and North America 2001 (UN, NY, 2001). New Zealand figures from Maureen Baker, Families, Labour and Love (Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001). Japanese figures from Japan Almanac 1998 (Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo). Figures for other countries from UN Statistics Division, The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics.
Spanish Statistical Institute |
|
Economy > Economic importance
|
Economic Importance, 1998 (GDP x PC Inc) figures in quadrillion people dollars |
|
Geography > Population density
|
Heal The World Foundation. |
|
Health > Maternal mortality
|
UNICEF (United Nations Children?s Fund). 2002. Official Summary: The State of the World's Children 2002. New York: Oxford University Press. |
|
People > Age at first marriage for women
|
1980 figures and 1999 figures for EU countries are from European Social Statistics Demography 2001. Australian figures are from ABS, Year Book Australia 2003 - Population. Marriages and Divorces and the latest figure is for 2001. Figures for other European and North American countries come from UN Economic Commission for Europe, Trends in Europe and North America 2001 (UN, NY, 2001). New Zealand figures from Maureen Baker, Families, Labour and Love (Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001). Japanese figures from Japan Almanac 1998 (Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo). Figures for other countries from UN Statistics Division, The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics.
Spanish Statistical Institute |
|
Health > Death from cancer
|
OECD Health Data 2004 |
|
Economy > Income distribution > Richest 10%
|
World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC |
|
People > Urbanization
|
Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002) |
|
Internet > Users
|
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
|
Military > Armed forces growth
|
calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
|
Economy > GDP per capita in 1950
|
Angus Maddison |
|
Geography > Largest city population
|
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
|
Health > Hospital beds
|
OECD |
|
Crime > Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms
|
Wikipedia: Gun violence
|
|
People > Age structure > 0-14 years
|
CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
|
Crime > Believe in police efficiency
|
UN International Crime Victims' Survey |
|
Immigration > Foreign population
|
OECD |
|
Health > Drug access
|
WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva |
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