Averages Part 4

Averages. Below find some interesting averages for things you may or may not have been curious about, but that might make you say, Wow!"

Average number of children per family

In the United states, the average number of children is 2 according to the fertility rate.

Average number of partners (sexual) 2007 Survey

Men in the US: 9

Women in the US: 4

World-wide: Austrian Men had the most partners (29.3) New Zealand Women had the most partners (20.4) in a 2006 survey.

Average number of words typed in a minute (wpm)

For an average professional typist: 50-70 wpm

Fastest speed ever on record: 216 wpm in 1946 (by a woman in Chicago on a typewriter)

Average number of doctor visits in a year (US)

Ambulatory care and Physician Visits: 4 times a year per person

Average reason for visit to a Physician: General Medical Exam

Average diagnosed condition from a Physician visit: Essential Hypertension

Average number of deaths in a day (US) (updated frequently)

A death occurs every 13 seconds.

Almost 6,650 people die a day.

http://www.pregnantpause.org/numbers/fertility.htm#us

http://www.cafemom.com/group/416/forums/read/13947145/The_average_number_of_sexual_partners_for_American_women

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Words_per_minute

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/docvisit.htm

http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html