I came across this on the BBC website and found it very interesting indeed. The number of times that scary sounding statistics are bandied about without context is growing all the time. This is an excellent example of why we should be very careful about what we take on face value.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7937382.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7937382.stm