Every Day

By Clayton Adams Every day in America is a quick look into the lives of the average American.

From dozens of sources used came this amazing, sad, funny, interesting and a true look into our Every Day life in America. Numerous sources were used for the information.

Every day learning something new can improve your brain health.

Every day there’s a nearly 50 percent chance that your lost remote control is stuck between your sofa cushions. Meanwhile, 4 percent of lost remotes are found in the fridge or freezer, and 2 percent turn up somewhere outdoors or in the car.

Every day the average person passes gas 15 times per day (Source; Better Health Channel).

Every day Americans eat about 100 acres of pizza.

Every day Americans spend about 1 hour and 14 minutes eating.

Every day the average American throws away 4.4 pounds of trash.

Every day in America more than 10,500 babies are born.

Every day in America there are 2,899 medical abortions every day.

This does not include the abortions performed with abortifacients (drugs that induce or cause abortions).

This is estimated (according to pharmacy experts) to be about 38,356 abortions performed per day.

Every day in America more than 10,346,792 drug prescriptions are filled by pharmacies. This is almost 4 billion drug prescriptions per year!

Every day in Arkansas more than 129,929 drug prescriptions are filled by pharmacies.

This is almost 50 million drug prescriptions per year in Arkansas, (This means there are enough prescriptions to give each resident of Arkansas more than 16 prescriptions each)!

Every day only one in three children are physically active.

Every day the average child spends more than 7.5 hours a day in front of a screen (e.g., TV, videogames, computer).

Every day 397,260 people use Emergency Rooms in public, private and military hospitals.

Every day 29 people die from drunk driving crashes.

Every day 109 people die from gun shots.

Every day 129 people commit suicide.

Every day 1 person (every 16 hours) commits suicide in Arkansas.

Every day 10,000 people turn 65 years of age.

Every day in America more than 6,151 couples are married.

Every day in Arkansas about 85 couples are married. Unfortunately, Arkansas has for several years been in the top 10 states with the highest divorce rate in the nation (Source: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System. No data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, and Minnesota was available; McKinley Irvin Family Law).

Every day in America more than 4,754 people are diagnosed with some type of cancer.

Every day in America more than 1,670 people die from cancer. The most common cancers, listed in descending order according to estimates for 2018; are breast cancer, lung and bronchus cancer, prostate cancer, colon and rectum cancer, melanoma of the skin, bladder cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, kidney and renal pelvis cancer, endometrial cancer, leukemia, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, and liver cancer. (Source: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute (updated April 2018).

Every day in America more than 369 children are adopted by non-step parents.

Every day in America more than 8,767 dogs and cats are adopted from animal shelters. Every day in America more than 1,671 people die from heart attacks.

Every day in America 7,452 people die – that’s one person every 12 seconds (According to UN World Populations Prospects, 2012).

Every day in America (for 2018) more than 47,000 vehicles were made.

Every day in America there are more than 100 people killed in vehicle accidents.

Every day in America more than 6,400 people are injured or disabled in vehicle accidents.

Every day in America there are at least 350 different languages spoken.

Every day in America 168,000 Bibles are either sold or given as gifts.

Every day in America more than 66,000 people are reading from a Bible app every second.

Every day is special. Every day brings challenges, exciting and disappointing events. Life is precarious and precious. Every day you live you are closer to death, what are you doing with your life? What will last, who are you encouraging, strengthening, forgiving?

In the end what really matters is this, “…when all has been heard, is fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.

For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14).

Clayton Adams has a message of faith he would like to share with the community. He would also like to hear from you. E-mail him at claytonpadamslll@ gmail.com.