One way to report statistics is to say, “One out of xxx
people…”, “One out of every xxx
people…”, “One in xxx people…” or “One
in every xxx people…”
Another possibility: “For every 4 people in the world
there is 1 Chinese person.”
1.
Worldwide, around 265 people are born every minute
and 115 people die, for a net increase in population of 150 people every
minute. So for every 2 people
that are born, 1 dies.
2.
In a study of 3,000 people who made New Year's resolutions in 2007, only 12%
stuck to them. The resolution with
the greatest chance of success was "to
enjoy life more". This means that only one in every 8 people stuck
to their resolutions.
3.
Half of the population of Uganda is under 15 years
of age… which means that 1 out of
every 2 people is
under the age of 15.
4.
One in every 10 YouTube
videos is available in HD (High Definition) and 3 out of every 10 YouTube
users are from the USA. 7 out of 10
users are outside of the USA.
5.
By 2030, the UN Population Fund says the number of
city inhabitants will be over five billion, or 60% of world population. That’s 3 in 5 people!
6.
One in three Americans
will be diagnosed with cancer, often before the age of 65.
7.
The countries with the highest populations of native
English speakers are, in descending order: United States (215 million), United
Kingdom (61 million), Canada (18.2 million), Australia (15.5 million), Nigeria
(4 million), Ireland (3.8 million), South Africa (3.7 million), and New Zealand
(3.6 million) - 2006 Census. Three out
of every 4 English speakers are now non-native speakers.
8.
In New Zealand there are currently 40 million sheep
and 4 million people. So there are 10
sheep for every one person. In 1982 it used to be 22 sheep per person.
