Key Quotes for 2006

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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




In the UK, all children can get immunisations to protect them from diseases, but in Niger, more than one in five children will die before they are five years old. In Madagascar, over 100,000 children die each year from illnesses such as malaria and measles.
Health	Kids Alive – 28th January 2006



Research to be released reveals that more new churches are starting in the UK than Starbucks stores.
Church	Christianity – March 2006



The number of people over the age of 85 is projected to rise from 1.1 million (1.9% of population) to 4.2 million (6.5 per cent of population) in the year 2056.
The Elderly	The Baptist Times – 16th February 2006



There an estimated 370,000 problem gamblers in the UK.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	The War Cry – 18th February 2006



Africa is home to 25 million people with HIV – which is 64% of global infections.
Health	Life and Work – March 2006



Every day in Africa, 6,300 people die and another 8,500 contract the HIV virus – 1,400 of whom are newborn babies infected during childbirth or by their mother’s milk.
Health	Life and Work – March 2006



Sub-Saharan Africa has been spending £30 million daily repaying debts to the world’s rich countries and international institutions. Often they spend so much on debt repayments they have very little left for health and education.
Money	Life and Work – March 2006



Africa cannot trade its way out of poverty without a level playing field. Trade rules are so skewed that cows in Europe receive more in every day subsidies than half the population of Africa has to live on.
Money	Life and Work – March 2006



Economists estimate that through trade Africa has the potential to earn at least three times what it currently receives in aid.
Money	Life and Work – March 2006



More than 300 million people in Africa do not have access to clean water and more than 44 million primary school aged children are not at school.
World Issues	Life and Work – March 2006



A billion people can’t read – but only 3% of languages have the Bible in audio.
Odd Facts	8:32 Set The Truth Free in Reform Magazine – March 2006



85% of Zambia’s labour force is in agriculture, which means that last year’s drought and subsequent maize crop failure compound existing challenges.
World Issues	The Salvationist – 4th March 2006



In Argentina 44% of people live below the poverty line as do 45% in Bangladesh, compared to only 17% in the UK.
World Issues	The Salvationist – 4th March 2006



A child from Mozambique will receive, on average, only around one year of schooling, while UK children will receive more than 9 years.
World Issues	The Salvationist – 4th March 2006



99% of women over 15 years old can read and write in the UK, less than 31% can in Pakistan.
World Issues	The Salvationist – 4th March 2006

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