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DID YOU KNOW? Of the more than 6 billion people in the world...1 in 2 lives on less than $2 a day - that's nearly 3 billion people, more than 1 billion live on less than $1 a day and 46% of these live in sub-saharan Africa! 1 in 4 is under 14 years old. 1 in 6 does not have access to health care. 1 in 7 does not get enough to eat - this is nearly 800 million people. Every 5 seconds a child dies because he or she is hungry. A child dies every 15 seconds from a water-related disease. This amounts to nearly 6,000 deaths per day, or more than twice the death toll of the events of 9/11. 1/4 of adults in the developing world cannot read or write. Nearly half of the worlds children that start Primary School do not finish.Number of malnourished in millions India - over 250 million. China - 160 million. East Africa - 125 million. Southeast Asia - 90 million. Central Africa - 60 million. Southern Africa - 45 million. South America - 43 million. Near East - 43 million. West Africa - 40 million. Other East Asia - 10 million. Caribbean - 9 million. Central America - 7 million. North Africa - 6 million. North America - 4 million.AIDSEvery minute 10 people contract the virus that causes AIDS. That's one person every 6 seconds! Every week AIDS claims as many lives as there were American casualties in the Vietnam War. If all the children orphaned due to AIDS held hands, they would stretch five and a half times across the United States (more than halfway around the globe). By 2011 this virtual chain will reach around the world!Gender GapWomen work 2/3 of the worlds total working hours, earn only 10% of the worlds income and own less than 1% of the worlds property. only 60% of women in the developing countries are literate. 1 out of every 3 girls worldwide is not educated past the 4th grade.Yearly Income - How much do you make a week? United States - $41,400 average yearly income. Mexico - (Highest Developing Country) - $6,770. Haiti - $390. Ghana - $380. Mali - $360. Mauritania - $350. Tanzania - $330. Cambodia - $320. Uganda - $270. Chad - $260. Mozambique - $250. Niger - $230. Myanmar - $220. Rwanda - $220. Sierra Leone - $200. Malawi - $170. Congo - $120. Ethiopia - $110 average yearly income! For more stats visit www.freewebs.com/achildiswaiting