27,000 Number of sexual assaults reported in 2006 in one province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The U.N. says sexual violence in this war-ravaged country is the worst in the world
60% Percentage of combatants in the Congo who are believed to be infected with HIV/AIDS
65% Percentage decrease in the rate of fatal accidents on U.S. flights over the past decade; the rate is now 1 per 4.5 million flights
7 Number of crashes worldwide this year--none in the U.S.--that have killed more than 20 people
3 Number of hours of dead airtime broadcast on Nickelodeon on Sept. 29 as part of an effort to encourage kids to exercise. The average American child watches four hours of TV a day
9 million Number of U.S. children older than 6 who are obese, a measure that has tripled among 6-to-11-year-olds over the past 30 years
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