233,000

Number of deaths worldwide each year due to cervical cancer

6.2 million

Number of new genital HPV infections each year in the US

$360

Price of three doses of the new HPV vaccine Gardasil

80%

Proportion of cervical cancer deaths that occur in developing nations, including sub-Saharan Africa

$500

Average annual income in sub-Saharan Africa

0%

Intake of trans fats that is considered safe by the Institute of Medicine

5.8 grams

Estimated trans fats consumed by an average adult per day in the US

11 grams

Trans fats in a Double Quarter Punder with Cheese, large fries and medium soft drink served at a US-based McDonald's

150,000

Average number of heart attacks that could be prevented each year in the US if trans fats were to be eliminated from the diet

$9,196

Estimated amount to treat a heart attack in the US in 2001.

61%

Proportion of New Yorkers in a Wall Street Journal poll who support a ban on trans fats in the city's restaurants

N. Engl. J. Med.; Wall St. J.; NY Times; Am. Heart J.