PrintJune 9, 2010
Graph of the Day for June 9, 2010
"Iran's Red Crescent Society will try to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza by sending food and medical supplies to the besieged Palestinian territory, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday... The aid group is also preparing to send two relief ships to the coast of Gaza, including a hospital ship with doctors, nurses and operating rooms and another vessel with more relief goods like food and medication..." CNN.
Source: The Kaiser Foundation. HT: an AT reader and Legal Insurrection.
Hoven's Index for June 9, 2010
Infant mortality rates (deaths per 1,000 live births):
Israel: 4.17
Saudi Arabia: 11.20
West Bank: 15.41
Syria: 16.14
Jordan: 17.03
Gaza Strip: 17.71
Turkey: 24.84
Egypt: 26.20
Iran: 34.66
World average: 44.13
Yemen: 56.77
Pakistan: 65.34
Source: CIA World Factbook.
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