Tuesday, March 23, 2021

WORLD STATISTICS & A MEMORY TEST .....


The population of Earth is around 7.8 Billion.

For most people, it is a large figure, that is all.

However, if you condensed 7.8 billion in the world into 100 persons   , and then into various percentage statistics.

The resulting analysis is relatively much easier to comprehend.

Out of 100:

 11 are in Europe

5 are in North America

9 are in South America

15 are in Africa

60 are in Asia

49 live in the countryside

51 live in cities

12 speak Chinese

5 speak Spanish

5 speak English

3 speak Arabic

3 speak Hindi

3 speak Bengali

3 speak Portuguese

2 speak Russian

2 speak Japanese

62 speak their own language.

77 have their own houses

23 have no place to live.

21 are over-nourished

63 can eat full meals

15 are under-nourished

1 ate the last meal, but did not make it to the next meal.

The daily cost of living for 48 is less than 2 USD (2 USD).

87 have clean drinking water

13 either lack clean drinking water or have access to a water source that is polluted.

75 have mobile phones

25 do not.

30 have internet access

70 do not have conditions to go online

7 received university education

93 did not attend college.

83 can read

17 are illiterate.

33 are Christians

22 are Muslims

14 are Hindus

7 are Buddhists

12 are other religions

12 have no religious beliefs. 

26 live less than 14 years

66 died between 15 - 64 years of age

8 are over 65 years old.

If you have your own home, eat full meals & drink clean water, have a mobile phone,

Can surf the internet, and have gone to college, You are in the miniscule privileged lot (in the less than 7% category).

Among 100 persons in the world, only 8 can live or exceed the age of 65.

If you are over 65 years old,   be content and grateful. Cherish life, grasp the moment.

You did not leave this world before the age of 64 years like the 92 persons who have gone before you. You are already the blessed among mankind.

Take good care of your own health.  Cherish every remaining moment.

And, if you think you are suffering memory loss, google Anosognosia. 

In the following analysis the French Professor Bruno Dubois Director of the Institute of Memory and Alzheimer's Disease (IMMA) at La Pitié-Salpêtrière - Paris Hospitals / addresses the subject in a rather reassuring way:

"If anyone is aware of his memory problems, he does not have Alzheimer's."

1. I forget the names of families ..

2. I do not remember where I put some things ..

It often happens in people 60 years and older that they complain that they lack memory. "The information is always in the brain, it is the "processor" that is lacking."

This is "Anosognosia" or temporary forgetfulness.

Half of people 60 and older have some symptoms that are due to age rather than disease.

The most common cases are:

-         forgetting the name of a person,

-         going to a room in the house and not remembering why we were going there,

-         a blank memory for a movie title or actor, an actress,

-         a waste of time searching where we left our glasses or keys ..

After 60 years most people have such a difficulty, which indicates that it is not a disease but rather a characteristic due to the passage of years ...

Many people are concerned about these oversights hence the importance of the following statement:

"Those who are conscious of being forgetful have no serious problem of memory."

"Those who suffer from a memory illness or Alzheimer's, are not aware of what is happening."

Professor Bruno Dubois, Director of IMMA, reassures the majority of people concerned about their oversights:

"The more we complain about memory loss, the less likely we are to suffer from memory sickness."

Now for a little neurological test.   Only use your eyes/

1- Find the C in the table below!

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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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2- If you have already found the C, then find the 6 in the table below.

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69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

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3- Now find the N in the table below.

Attention, it's a little more difficult!

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MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

If you pass these three tests without problem:

- you can cancel your annual visit to the neurologist.

- your brain is in perfect shape!

- you are far from having any relationship with Alzheimer's.

Thanks for your time, stay safe and well.

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