A bit sad statistics about the world in which we live

• A little sad statistics about the world we live in

Look out the window. Is now not a perfect day? You probably are full of optimism, and imagine how great and wonderful it is. We hope that a small dose of harsh reality does not spoil your mood:

In the world there are almost 210 million. Orphans

Almost 15% of them commit suicide before they turn 18 years old

22 000 children die every day due to poverty

The most common cow in the EU receives a state subsidy of $ 2, 20 per day. Thus, a cow earns more than 1, 2 billion. Poorest people in the world

The brain begins to break down when we reach 27 years of age

The amount of money that the US military spend annually on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan is $ 20, 2 billion. That's more than the entire NASA budget

In rich and poor countries, about 30-50% of all food rots and left uneaten

80% of the world population lives on less than $ 10 per day

Each year, two million children die from preventable diseases (such as diarrhea or pneumonia), because they are too poor to afford treatment

The fourth part of humanity lives without electricity

1, 2 billion. People live in areas without adequate water

1, 6 billion. People live in areas where they have access to water, but they just can not afford it

Cargo ships and cruise liners annually dumped into the ocean of 6, 35 billion. Kg of garbage

34% of homeless people - young people under the age of 24 years

250 million. Children aged 5 to 15 years working in conditions of forced labor

In the world there are about 300,000 child soldiers

While most of the world have now abolished the death penalty, 1591 people were executed in 2006, 91% of which were devoted to capital punishment in the United States, China, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan and Iraq

Every year, 315,000 women die in childbirth because they are malnourished and therefore lack the basic nutrients

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805 million people go hungry every day, 98% of them live in less developed countries, the vast majority of them - the children

Since this is a list of depressing statistical facts, we are ultimately obliged to note that 350 million people around the world are struggling with depression right this minute