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World Service,30 Dec 2017,9 mins

Statistics of the Year 2017

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How many active phone lines are there in the world? How many people die from lawn mowers on average each year in the US? How does this compare to terrorism deaths? Plus, is England densely populated compared to the rest of the world? We speak to Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter about the winners of the Royal Statistical Society鈥檚 competition to find numbers reported in the news that surprise us. Presenter: Ruth Alexander Producers: Charlotte McDonald and Lizzy McNeill (Photo: US reality TV star Kim Kardashian looks at her iPhone. Credit: Karen Minasyan/Getty Images.)

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