Fact: World

72 percent of global AIDS deaths in 2007 were people living in Sub-Saharan Africa.
—water.org
41 percent of Pakistanis said bin Laden should have been captured, rather than killed, and half as many, 22 percent, said neither should have happened. Eight percent said he should have been killed.
—Gallup.com
67 percent of all people with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa.
—water.org
The most rigorous estimate of the economic impact of crime in the region is $250 billion annually, larger than Argentina's economy.
—The Brookings Institution
Pakistanis surveyed a week after the US operation that killed Osama bin Laden: 64 percent said they disapproved10 percent approved23 percent were still unaware of the incident3 percent did not have an opinion
—Gallup.com
For the week of January 18-22, 2010, fully 58 percent of the news links on Twitter were about the tragedy in Haiti. That was almost twice as many as the number of links relating to the next four largest Twitter subjects combined.
—New Media Index, Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism
Per-capita spending on primary education in Latin America averages 15 percent of US levels.
—Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
72 percent of American Muslims say their communities are good or excellent places to live, and they believe in the American dream.
—Pew Research Center
Fewer than 4 in 10 Americans, 39 percent, say bin Laden's death makes them feel “a lot more confident” that the US can succeed in the war against Islamic terrorism.
—Gallup.com
Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to rise 40 to 50 percent in 2010.
—The Economic Commission for Latin America