Each
week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
$53 Billion
The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa is estimated to have cost the global economy more $53 billion, an average of more $1.8 million per case.
SOURCE: "Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency in U.S. Global Health Security," by CSIS's Stephen Morrison.
1,500
After anti-regime demonstrations swept across Iran in mid-November, the Iranian government cut off internet connectivity and authorized the IRGC and Basij to use lethal force against protesters, killing up to 1,500 people.
SOURCE: Signposts of Struggle: Iran’s Enduring Protest Movement," by CSIS's Danika Newlee, Seth Jones, and Joe Bermudez.
80%
Carbon-emitting fuels account for 80% of global energy consumption.
SOURCE: "Hope for the Climate," by CSIS's Sarah Ladislaw.
33%
China's agricultural sector employs 33% of its citizens, more than the entire U.S. population.
SOURCE: "China’s Growing Power for a Food Secure World," by CSIS's Amy Beaudreault.
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