Numbers: Jun. 18, 2007

THE SURGE

32%

Percentage of Baghdad neighborhoods in which U.S. and Iraqi forces are able to "protect" and "maintain influence over" the population, according to the U.S. military

30,000

Number of extra U.S. troops that were ordered to Baghdad and surrounding areas as part of the operation to try to restore order to central Iraq; they began arriving in February

CHINA

23

Average number of suicides per 100,000 people annually in China. The Chinese number is 50% higher than the global average

1.3

Number of psychiatrists per 100,000 Chinese citizens. In the U.S., the number of psychiatrists per 100,000 citizens is 14; Iceland has the highest ratio, with 25

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

202

Number of men who have been exonerated in the U.S. on the basis of DNA evidence since the beginning of the Innocence Project in 1992. Collectively, they served 2,496 years

45%

Estimated percentage of those exonerated who have received some sort of compensation from the government, with amounts ranging from $25,000 to $12.2 million

FERTILITY

80

Minutes it takes men to measure their fertility with a new at-home screening test

40%

Estimated percentage of couples' fertility-related troubles that are caused by male deficiencies

Sources: New York Times (2); China Daily (2); Christian Science Monitor (2); New York Times (2)