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while africa has 24% of the global burden of disease, it only has 2% of the world’s share of doctors.

although aboriginals only total 3% of the canadian population, they account for 40% of incarcerated people in alberta.

domestic violence is 3-5 times more likely to affect a woman whose spouse returns from overseas combat missions.

the minimum sentence for possessing 5 g of crack cocaine is equivalent to that of the maximum sentence for possessing 500 g of powdered cocaine. (crack cocaine is the preferred drug of the poor, and powdered cocaine is generally used by wealthier individuals)

one in nine college students have been raped, and eight out of ten victims knew their attacker.

a figure of 1% of what the world spends on weapons in one year would have been enough to educate every child in the world

80% of the worlds population lives on less than $10 a day

Sobering isn’t it? You kinda have to stop and think about what is REALLY going on here.