Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
$3 billion
Cybercrime cost older Americans nearly $3 billion in 2021, according to the FBI’s 2021 Elderly Fraud Report.
SOURCE: "From Maybe-Secure to Responsible Security: The New National Cybersecurity Strategy" by CSIS's Emily Harding.
62 million "missing" women
A study estimated there are 62 million “missing” women in China—females who would be alive without gender discrimination.
SOURCE: "How Severe Are China’s Demographic Challenges?" by the CSIS ChinaPower team.
126 million users
During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the Russia-affiliated Internet Research Agency ran approximately 3,000 political advertisements and posted 80,000 pieces of content on Facebook—which an estimated 126 million U.S. users may have seen.
SOURCE: "Banning TikTok Will Not Solve U.S. Online Disinformation Problems" by CSIS's Caitlin Chin.
67-70 percent
The Democratic Republic of the Congo produces 67–70 percent of the world's cobalt, which is key to the production of batteries for electric vehicles.
SOURCE: "The U.S.-Zambia-DRC Agreement on EV Batteries Production: What Comes Next?" by CSIS's Christian Géraud Neema Byamungu.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Claire Dannenbaum, Claire Smrt, and the External Relations team.
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