Why are Statistics so Damn Depressing...?

With all the recent talks of SARS, peep this:
Currently, approximately 40% of the world's population- mostly those living in the world's poorest countries- is at risk of malaria.
Currently malaria is found throughout the tropical and sub- tropical regions of the world and causes more than 300 million acute illnesses and at least one million deaths annually.
90% of the deaths due to malaria occur in Africa, south of the Sahara- mostly among young children.
Malaria kills an African child on average of 1 child every 30 seconds.
For more information on malaria and its causes, click here.