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COVID-19 cases worldwide as of November 16, 2020, by country
As of November 16, 2020, the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been confirmed in over 210 countries or territories. The virus had infected almost 55 million people worldwide, and the number of deaths had totaled reached around 1.3 million. The most severely affected countries include the U.S., Brazil, and Mexico. COVID-19: background information COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that had not previously been identified in humans. The first case was detected in the Hubei province of China at the end of December 2019. The virus is highly transmissible, and thousands of new cases are being reported around the world each day. Coughing and sneezing are believed to be the most common forms of transmission, which is similar to the outbreak of the SARS coronavirus that began in 2002 and was thought to have spread via cough and sneeze droplets expelled into the air by infected persons. Naming the coronavirus disease Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that can be transmitted between animals and people, causing illnesses that may range from the common cold to more severe respiratory syndromes. In February 2020, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses and the World Health Organization announced official names for both the virus and the disease it causes: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, respectively. The name of the disease is derived from the words corona, virus, and disease, while the number 19 represents the year that it emerged.
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Jan 20, 2021 | Prevention
COVID-19 vaccination rate worldwide as of Jan. 13, 2021, by country
As of Janury 13, 2021, around 21 per 100 people in Israel had been vaccinated against COVID-19, the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate of any country worldwide. This statistic shows the rate of COVID-19 vaccination worldwide as of January 13, 2021, by country.
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Jan 20, 2021 | Historical Data
Age of US Presidents when first taking office 1789-2021
Since 1789, 45 different men have served as President of the United States (Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd and 24th president; therefore Joe Biden is officially the 46th president), and the average age of these men when taking office for the first time was approximately 56 years and 261 days. Generally speaking, Republican Party presidents have a fairly even split above and below the average age, whereas around two thirds of Democratic candidates have been younger than this average when assuming office. The first nine U.S. presidents were all older than 57 years old. Record holders The youngest presidents to take office were Theodore Roosevelt in 1901 (42 years and 322 days), who ascended following the assassination of William McKinley, and the youngest elected president was John F Kennedy in 1961 (43 years and 236 days). The oldest presidents to take office were Donald Trump in 2017 (70 years and 220 days), and Ronald Reagan in 1981 (69 years and 349 days); until the most recent election saw Joe Biden (78 years, 61 days) become the oldest man to ever become president, by a margin of almost eight years. Historically, there seems to be little correlation between age and electability, and the past five presidents have included the two oldest to ever take office, and two of the youngest. Leaders in other countries Across the world, there are elected leaders from a wide range of ages. 2020 saw the election of the two youngest sitting world leaders; with 34 year old Sanna Marin's election as the Prime Minister of Finland, and 33 year old Sebastian Kurz's re-election as the Chancellor of Austria (after having also served in this position at 31 years old). Several unelected current-leaders also, came in to power at an even earlier age than this; as North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, assumed office at the age of 28 (possibly 27), while the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, ascended to the throne at the age of 26. In contrast to this, US presidents must be at least 35 years old upon their inauguration. While there are many current monarchs or heads of state in their 80s and 90s, very few of them were elected to office; the oldest elected state leaders in recent years were (now-retired) Mahathir bin Mohamad of Malaysia, who was two months shy of 93 when elected to office in 2018, and the current President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun, who was over 81 years old when first elected to power. The Queen of England will turn 95 in April this year, while Pope Francis will celebrate his 85th birthday in December.
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Jan 13, 2021 | Elections
Favorability of Joe Biden among U.S. adults January 2021
In a survey of U.S. adults in January 2021, less than half of the respondents held an unfavorable opinion of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, with 14 percent having a somewhat unfavorable and 33 percent a very unfavorable opinion. This is compared to 49 percent of respondents who had either a very favorable or somewhat favorable opinion of the President-elect.
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Jan 5, 2021 | Employment
Number of employees in Europe 2020, by sector
There were almost 35 million people working in the manufacturing sector in the European Union and United Kingdom, as of the the third quarter of 2020, the most of any industry sector. Employees working in wholesale and retail trade numbered approximately 30.6 million, while there were 25.9 million people working in human health and social work.
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Jan 10, 2021 | Diseases
Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in hospital in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021
As of January 7, 2021, 32,294 confirmed COVID-19 patients were in hospital in the United Kingdom. The number of COVID patients in hospitals first peaked at almost 22 thousand on April 12, and dropped as low as 766 on September 11. However, the number of patients reached a new peak in the winter of 2020/21. The total number of cases in the UK can be found here. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
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Oct 13, 2020 | Economy
China's share of global gross domestic product (GDP) 2009-2025
The graph shows China's share in global gross domestic product adjusted for purchasing-power-parity until 2019, with a forecast until 2025. In 2019, China's share was about 17.39 percent. China's global GDP share – additional information Due to the introduction of capitalist market principles in 1978, China's economic market began to show immense change and growth. China's real GDP growth is expected at 5.8 percent in 2022. China's per capita GDP is also expected to continue to grow, reaching 10,839 U.S. dollars in 2020. Comparatively, Luxembourg and Switzerland have some of the world’s largest GDP per capita with 113,196 U.S. dollars and 83,717 U.S. dollars, respectively, as of 2019. China is the largest importer and exporter of goods in the world and is also among the largest manufacturing economies in the world. The country also ranges among the world's largest agricultural producers and consumers. It relies heavily on intensive agricultural practices and is the world's largest producer of pigs, chickens, and eggs. Livestock production has been heavily emphasized since the mid-1970s. China’s chemical industry has also seen growth with a heavy focus on fertilizers, plastics, and synthetic fibers. China's use of chemical fertilizers amounted to approximately 54 million metric tons in 2019. Industry and construction account for almost half of China's GDP. Some of the major industries include mining and ore processing, food processing, coal, machinery, textiles and apparel, and consumer products. Almost half of China's output is dedicated to investment purposes. However, as the country tends to support gross output, innovation, technological advancement, and even quality are often lacking.
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Aug 7, 2020 | Online Video & Entertainment
Leading Japanese YouTube channels 2020, by views
The YouTube channel of the Japanese entertainment company Avex Group Holdings Inc. counted approximately 7.8 billion total video views on its videos, making it the most popular domestic YouTube account in Japan as of August 2020. YouTuber Hajime Syacho, who's videos were viewed approximately 6.8 billion times in total, had the second largest audience. YouTube in Japan The Japanese-language version of YouTube was released in 2007. The website has since become the most popular online video platform in the country, reaching over 62 million monthly active users as of October 2018. Its competitors in Japan include domestic websites such as Nico Nico Douga, known for its bullet chatting feature, and AbemaTV, an online television network. While Japan has a relatively low social network penetration rate when compared to some of its neighboring countries, reaching only about 65 percent as of January 2020, a survey conducted in March 2019 found that YouTube had a penetration rate of over 90 percent among people in their teens and twenties. “VTubers” as a recent YouTube trend One recent trend in Japan are so-called “VTubers”, which are virtual YouTubers created by motion capture technology. One of the most popular virtual YouTubers is Kizuna Ai, who debuted in 2016 and who is also credited with coining the term “VTuber”. In 2018, she was appointed as an ambassador for the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) campaign "Come to JAPAN" in order to increase American tourism to Japan. Other famous VTubers include Kaguya Luna and Shirakami Fubuki.
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Jan 20, 2021 | Diseases
Cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths in South Africa from March 2020 to January 2021
South Africa faced its first coronavirus (COVID-19) casualty on March 27, 2020. Ever since, the country has registered roughly 38.3 thousand civilians who lost their lives to the pandemic. Moreover, throughout the outbreak, the largest daily death recorded was on January 6, 2021, when 844 people were involved. As of January 19, 2021, South Africa was the most affected country on the continent, with over 1.35 million cases of infections.
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Jan 15, 2021 | Vehicles & Road Traffic
Latin America: most traffic jam prone cities 2020
The city of Bogotá, Colombia, ranked first as the Latin American metropolis most prone to traffic jams in 2020. According to the index, the Colombian capital experienced that year an average traffic increase of 53 percent during rush hours, in comparison to the city's level of traffic in uncongested times. Peru's capital, Lima, recorded the second worst congestion level that year, meaning that a road trip during peak hours took around 42 percent longer than under low traffic conditions. Out of the top 12 Latin American cities evaluated in 2020, seven are located in Brazil.
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