How many other people around the world died today?

[MindPilot]

From accident, famine, disease, war, suicide, crime, natural disaster and just ordinary old age?

Just trying to put the Hussein thing in perspective.

[htuttle]

1. About 146,000

Give or take.

[Selah]

3. Wow!

[htuttle]

5. Don't worry, 230,000 or so were born today, too

Give or take.

[Selah]

6. Is that supposed to be a consulation?

[MindPilot]

7. More like just a statement of fact

Fortunately the second number is bigger than the first, elsewise we're headed for extinction.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Selah]

9. Thanks, got your point, however there are other forms of extinction.

Hoping we can avoid all of them.

[Say_What]

2. 70 in Iraq--I read that earlier. Anyones guess what that number will be

by the end of next week.

[applegrove]

4. I think upwards of 90 people have been executed by the new Iraqi

administration in the last few years.

[mondo joe]

8. How many died as the outcome of an illegal war?

You need to refine your perspective.

[MindPilot]

11. Sorry, I should've checked with you first.

I have such a hard time thinking on my own.

But I believe that number is somewhere in the range of 650,000, give or take.

[mondo joe]

12. Yes, but others are here to help you.

You're welcome.

[MindPilot]

13. Back at ya!

:hi:

[Radio_Lady]

10. Answer: 155,520 and 354,240 births... with slightly different figures for 2006 at the link below.

Answer

According to the Census Bureau,

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/pcwe

1.8 Deaths per second Globally

When you do the math, that works out to:

155,520 Global Deaths/day

4.1 Births per second works out to 354,240 Global Births per day

From: http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/How_many_people_die_a_day