Sources of Statistics

Global statistics

• 80% of the world's 20 poorest countries have suffered from a major conflict in the past 15 years.

  The Role of The World Bank in Conflict Prevention and Reconstruction http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/essd/essd.nsf/CPR/Concept2.




• Global estimated military spending in 1998 was $780, 130 times the cost of providing basic education estimated at $6B. As of 2003, estimated military spending is over $900B and average estimated global spending on primary education was just $5.3B increasing the discrepancy to approximately 170%.

  World Bank Development Indicators http://www.worldbank.org/data/maps/#




• 11.7 million gallons of Agent Orange were dropped in Vietnam between 1962 and 1971.

  Agent Orange Statistics and Vietnam War Herbicides. 15th Field Artillery and Vietnam Artillerymen http://www.landscaper.net/agent2.htm




• During the Gulf War, US tanks and aircraft shot approximately 286 metric tons of depleted uranium in Kuwait and Iraq.

  Fahey, Dan. Science or Science Fiction: Facts, Myths and Propaganda In the Debate Over Depleted Uranium Weapons http://www.antenna.nl/wise/uranium/pdf/dumyths.pdf. March 12, 2003.




• 90 countries still have active landmines and unexploded ordinance, with 15,000 - 20,000 mine victims per year.

  United Nations Human Development Report 2002, pg. 11




• Modern war victims are 90% civilian.

  U.N. Human Development Report 2002, pg. 16




• The 20th century was the most violent century in all of human history: an estimated 203 million people were killed in state and non-state wars during this century.

  Twentieth Century Atlas - Death Tolls http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat8.htm

USA statistics

• There are over 100 degree programs in conflict resolution at universities and colleges across the U.S.

  Peace Ed http://www.peaceed.org/where/whereuni.htm




• According to the National Association for Mediation in Education, an estimated 5,000 peer mediation programs are in schools today, compared to 100 five years ago.

  http://www.sedl.org/pubs/sedletter/v08n2/safe.html




• Community mediation centers, located in more than 600 communities in the United States, have initiated the community-to-school link in developing and implementing conflict resolution programs for children, youth, and families.

  Get The Scoop - Peace Under Pressure http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/getinvolved/2_1_03.htm