- Of the World's Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing population 94% live outside the United States.
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- If the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing lived in a country all their own, it would be the third largest country in the World.
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- There are 200 million Deaf in the World.
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- There are 70 different sign languages in the World.
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- Only one deaf person in 1,000 can read lips effectively.
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- Many spoken words look the same as other words on the lips.
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- It is estimated that 800 Deaf die daily around the World.
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- About 1,500 Deaf are born daily in the World.
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- The World's deaf population is growing by 255,500 yearly.
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