Re: Guiness book and India

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In a message dated 9/6/00 4:24:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
sabhlok@meghalay.ren.nic.in writes:

<< GUINESS  BOOK  OF  WORLD  RECORDS: INDIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS

 Most road fatalities:

 India's roads are rated the most dangerous in the world. The country
 contains 1% of the world's road vehicles but accounts for 6% of its road
 accidents.  Of 9.34 million deaths in India in 1998, 217,000, or 1 in 43,
 were the result of road accidents.

 Most "Unintentional" deaths:

 - or 1 in 13 - were defined as "unintentional".   They included 32,000
 poisonings, 50,000 falls, 135,000 fires and 92,000 drowings.

 Enjoy living in India! Sanjeev
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Do we really collect data in India that we can believe these numbers.


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