Originally posted by tiv:
Originally posted by JaTo:
Life is graded on a cheaper scale in the Middle-East, as well as in other places compared to the US and other Western countries.



The murder rate (homicides per 100,000 population) is:

6.8 (1997 data) in the United States (20.3 in large cities)
2.8 (2004 data) in Saudi Arabia
6.2 (1997 data) in Pakistan

Do you want me to find statistics for Washington DC ? (btw the 6.8 in 1997 was the lowest rate in 30 yrs for the US).

I don't know what you mean by "Life is graded on a cheaper scale", but the average guy's chances to get killed are higher in Kansas City than in most (if not all) cities of the Middle-East (war zones excluded).

T.




Yeah, but your "homicide" statistics are skewed. You show two relatively stable countries, Saudi Arabia being very stable, and Pakistan where less so at least it is still a solid government.
He and I are talking about WARY zones.

Those statistics are likely homicides that are outside the classification of religeous wars, ethnic cleansings and tribal battles.

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