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what was poland's unemployment rate in 2005?

18%

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what was Poland's GDP in 2006?

$12,700

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what was the UK's GDP in 2006?

$30,900

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how much did eastern European migrants contribute to the UK economy?

£2.5 bill

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what is the health like in ppl living in Icaria, Greece?

50% less heart disease & 20% less cancer

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how far above the UK average is the average south-east income?

£91

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how far below the UK average is the average north-east income?

£141

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how much more likely is someone to develop health issues if they work in the primary/secondary industries rather than tertiary?

3x more likely

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how many premature deaths does air pollution cause each yr?

3.7 million

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what % of global pop live in areas where pollution exceeds WHO's limit?

91%

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how many deaths does unsafe water cause each yr?

2 million

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how many people live in tandridge?

85,000

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what % of tandridge's // UK population is 65+?

21% // 18%

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what % of ppl in tandridge have 'very good health'?

47%

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what % of ppl in tandridge have 'very bad health'?

1.3%

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what % of ppl in Tandridge have level 4 education // how much higher is this than the UK average?

33% // 5.6%

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how many care homes are there in tandridge?

32

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where is Tandridge in terms of UK deprivation?

in top 20% least deprived areas

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in the UK, slopes of more than ___ degrees are deemed unpractical for ploughing?

11

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what % pop is on benefits in Tandridge // UK?

7.8% // 13.5%

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what % of global pop is at risk of malaria?

40%

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how many ppl die from malaria a year?

500,000

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what % malaria cases are in Africa?

99%

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how much poorer are countries with malaria than those without?

33%

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how much has malaria cost Africa in productivity in past 35 years?

£160 million

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how far have malaria cases // deaths been reduced since 2000?

37% // 60%

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by how much % has global financing of malaria control programs increased since 2005?

260%

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what % children have mosquito nets 2000 // 2015?

2% // 68%

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what % of deaths in HICs // LICs caused by CHD?

38% // 28%

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how many deaths from heart diseases per yr globally?

17 million

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what % of CHD cases in HICs are caused by poor diet?

30%

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how much did CHD cost NHS in 2009?

£19 million

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how many countries took part in WHO's World Heart Day in 2000 // 2015?

63 // 120

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how many ppl are under-nourished globally?

800 million

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how many ppl die from starvation each yr globally?

30 million

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how many ppl died in 2011 Somalia famine?

260,000

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when did militant group al-Shabab block western aid to Somalia?

2009

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how much quicker do hydroponic plants grow?

4x faster

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what % of EU's GHG emissions came from agriculture in 2012?

10%

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what proportion of the world's population live in Europe + Asia

85%

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Rwanda fertility rate in 1980 // 2015?

8.4 // 4.2

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Rwanda contraception use in 2005 // 2015?

10% // 48%

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HICs ecological footprint // LICs ecological footprint?

6.1 // 1.0

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how many rivers // lakes in China "highly polluted" in 2007?

1/3 // 75%

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tandridge employment rate in 2018?

75%

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tandridge's suicide rate // compare w/ rest of UK?

17 per 1000 ppl // 11th lowest in UK

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how many ppl infected w/ west nile virus become seriously ill?

1/150

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how many countries had the zika virus as of july 2019

87

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by how much will malaria transmission rates increase by 2050 due to climate change?

50%

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how many more people will be at risk of malaria if temps increase by 2-3 degrees?

700 million

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what % Africa's population are affected by severe food insecurity?

27%

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by what % do hydroponics cut water use?

20%

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by how much (%) did maize prices rise in ____ and in which African country?

200% // 2004 // Zimbabwe

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what % cotton + corn produced in the USA is genetically engineered?

80%

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by how much % will food production need to increase in next 40 years to feed growing pop?

70%

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there is enough food in the world for everyone to eat ____kcal per day

2800kcal

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% decrease of under-nourished ppl?

50% - 20%

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how much $ did the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donate to Alliance for the Green Revolution (improving seeds + soil for African farmers)?

$265

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in which country have community-based schemes regarding nutrition + health led to a sharp decrease in CHD?

Finland

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what fraction of global net losses due to smoking related illnesses occur in developing countries?

1/3

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USA obese pop // India obese pop

36% // 4%

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what is the 2nd biggest killer of children under 5?

diarrhoeal diseases

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what temperature and above does the anopheles mosquito need to survive and breed?

20°C

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how much have the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated to reduce number of deaths by communicable diseases since 2000?

$54 bill

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how many deaths is climate change expected to cause per year from 2030-2050?

250,000