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Ariel Sharon, bankruptcy, and water meters: The week in numbers

Plus: How many people in the world are obese?

EVERY WEEK, TheJournal.ie offers a selection of statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.

1,500,000,000: The approximate number of adults in the world who are obese, according to a new report.

231,000,000: The amount of Irish punts the Central Bank says are still hanging around under mattresses or in old piggy banks, twelve years after Ireland switched to the euro.

80,000: The approximate number of households which have been fitted with water meters so far ahead of October’s introduction of water charges.

3,000: The approximate number of applications for bankruptcy the Minister for Justice expects to see over the next twelve months following the introduction of new laws.

650: The number of people waiting on transplant lists in Ireland, despite 2013 being a record year for transplants being carried out.

52: The number of passengers – including scientists, journalists and tourists – rescued from a research ship in the Antarctic on Thursday which had been trapped in ice since Christmas Day.

28 – The percentage price differential between house prices in Dublin compared to the rest of the country, according to new property research.

18 – The number of countries using the euro now after Latvia became the latest country to join the single currency on New Year’s Day.

17.5 – The percentage increase in the number of people who died on Ireland’s roads in 2013 compared to the number of deaths the previous year.

8: The number of years that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been in a coma after suffering a massive stroke. The 85-year-old’s condition deteriorated significantly during the week.

5: The number of seconds into the new year when the first baby born in Ireland in 2014 entered the world.

4: The percentage of primary school children who never get any help at all with their homework from parents, according to the Central Statistics Office.

0 – The salary claimed by Capuchin monk Brother Kevin Crowley who runs the Capuchin Day Centre for the homeless in Dublin city centre.

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    Jan 4th 2014, 10:26 PM

    I think you definition of ‘sick’ is a little different to mine there Tony…. Firstly the article refers to him as ‘former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’ not as a number.

    For me the information (news!!) about Mr Sharon is interesting. Mr Sharon was at the top of his political power when he was struck down. Time and events moved on and Mr Sharon, despite all his power and privilege, succumbed to poor health like many of us will. I think it is interesting that they have been able to keep him alive for 8 years – but the article has me questioning whether that would have been what he wanted himself given the unfortunate state he has been in now for 8 years.

    I don’t think any of this is sick. I think it is thought provoking.

    I wish you and Mr Sharon the best.

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    Mute Tony O'Reilly
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    Jan 4th 2014, 9:47 PM

    Your reference to Ariel Sharon as a number is ‘sick’..the man is alive and has a family..find another way to ‘play’ with your numbers

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    Jan 4th 2014, 10:19 PM

    He was a mass murdering behemoth. Your self-righteous comment couldn’t be more misplaced.

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    Jan 11th 2014, 8:05 PM

    Mr Sharon a war criminal . My views only

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    Mute Joe Stephens
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    Jan 5th 2014, 1:39 PM

    I wonder if Arik will get a service like Mandela passed. Probably not. The lefties love former terrorists like ‘mandiba’, but God forbid you’re jewish or right wing, or you’ll be vilified.

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