Numbers: Jan. 23, 2006

By DEPARTMENT Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006

363 Pilgrims killed last week near Mecca in a stampede at the annual hajj, which drew 2.5 million faithful to Islam's holiest city

2,500 Estimated number of pilgrims on hajj trampled to death since 1990

7,486 Number of performances of Phantom of the Opera through Jan. 9, when it overtook Cats as the longest-running show ever on Broadway

80 million People who have seen Phantom worldwide since its 1988 premiere

10 million Estimated number of female fetuses aborted in India over the past 20 years by parents hoping for sons

933 Number of females per 1,000 males in India

14 million iPods sold from October to December 2005--triple the number sold in the same quarter of 2004

850 million Songs bought online through Apple's iTunes service since its 2003 launch

Sources: AP; World News Digest; Marketwatch (2); Lancet; www.censusindia.net Newsday (2)

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