65,000 Iraqis die each year as a result of the misuse of the UN sanctioned oil revneus by Saddam. That is a fact.
I've got another interesting comparison....
Tired of the mid-east. Me too. Let's try another country.
Once again, let's put up Iraq first...
Iraq: cia.gov
6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Let's take another country....which one? How about the United States?
US: cia.gov
8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Wow! The death rate/1,000 is a lot higher in the United States than it is in Iraq!
That's a differential of [8.7-6.02]=2.68 deaths/thousand
The United States with a population of 280,562,489 (July 2002 est.) ...
280,562 * 2.68 = 751,906
In other words. If the United States was fortunate enough to have the death rate/1,000 that Iraq has, the United States would have 751,906 fewer deaths.
Maybe would should look at that differently....what if Iraq had the death rate/1,000 that the US has...
Similar computation...differential is 2.68/per thousand; Iraq has 24,001,816 (July 2002 est.)
24,001 * 2.68 = 64,322
In other words, if Iraq had the same death rate/1,000 as the United States, Iraq would have 64,322 more deaths.
Wait a minute! That's virtually 65,000 people...coincidentally your number!
Your turn: Explain to me 65,000 Iraqis die each year as a result of the misuse of the UN sanctioned oil revneus by Saddam. That is a fact.
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