By The Numbers

[PattayaOneTeam]

BY THE NUMBERS

7.92 Thailand’s murder rate per 100,000 of population, according to some statistical measures. This rates the country as the 27th most dangerous in the world.

Although reliable statistics are difficult to come by and figures, when they are available, are not necessarily compiled in the same way from nation to nation, the fact remains that of the 11 countries which make up South-East Asia, Thailand has the highest murder rate.

It’s probably no surprise the Philippines ranks second, but what is astounding is that its murder rate is just 3.82 per 100,000. Malaysia is third with a rate of 2.31 per 100,000. Indonesia 1.05, Brunei 0.50 and Singapore 0.38 are at the bottom of the scale.

No official figures are avail­able for Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, or Burma. The latter almost certainly has the highest rate of state-sponsored killings.

Another set of statistics places Thailand 22nd, and, of course, still ahead of its South-East Asian neighbours. Best to stay away from Third Road karaoke bars anytime after midnight.

56 The number of deaths by drowning or submersion per one million people per year in Thailand. This places Thailand in second place behind Belize (with 64 deaths per million of population). Just why Belize has such a high figure I guess could only be answered by someone who has been there. For Thailand it may have something to do with the proliferation of village streams and creeks and, of course, the deep freshwater wells dug in many villages to provide drinking water for homes not on town water.

4 The number of minutes it takes the average man to reach orgasm. This figure is, allegedly, based on large clinical research. It is doubtful if any of this was undertaken in Pattaya where it is claimed many older men rely on erectile dysfunction pills and gels to ‘crack a fat’. These helpful additions to a stiffer life also tend to make the user perform longer and harder, to the extent a zero could probably be added to the original single-digit figure.

-- Pattaya One 2010-10-01

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[Jimi007]

Interesting numbers. Are most Thai on Thai murders? A breakdown might be interesting...

And the last stat is in the rest of these stats is there for what reason? To get a short rise of us readers?

It would be nice if you used preview post button and get rid of the "­'s!" It would look a bit more professional, one would think...

[PattayaOneTeam]

It would be nice if you used preview post button and get rid of the "­'s!" It would look a bit more professional, one would think...

One would; it was a formatting error which should disappear for the uploads for edition two, we "­king" hope!

[onlooker]

43 - Average IQ of Pattaya One's target audience