Colon cancer is most common and preventable form of gastrointestinal cancer. Five-year survival rate is 90% for stage I, 70% for stage II, 13% for advanced. Screening recommended for average-risk adults aged 45+. Colonoscopy remains criterion standard with 95% sensitivity
Elementary schools serve children aged 4-11, between pre-kindergarten and secondary education. In 2017, there were 106,147 elementary schools, including 73,686 public and 32,461 private ones. In 2020, approximately 32.8 million students attended public primary schools
EF EPI 2023 used data from 2.1 million test-takers across 113 countries. Scores range from 500 to 800, with 700-800 considered very high. Gender gap in English proficiency is smallest in world
Maldives leads with 5.52 divorces per 1000 people in 2020. Kazakhstan follows with 4.6 divorces per 1000 people. United States ranks 13th with 2.7 divorces per 1000 people
1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness annually. 5.5% of adults have serious mental illness. 16.5% of U.S. youth aged 6-17 have mental health disorders. 50% of lifetime mental illness begins by age 14
Financial crisis occurs when asset prices decline and businesses struggle to pay debts. Crisis can be caused by overvalued assets, irrational investor behavior, or systemic failures. Crisis may spread regionally or globally, affecting banks or entire economies