Sentence examples for capita figures from inspiring English sources

For this reason, scholars usually use per capita figures — not raw totals — when comparing homicide rates across countries.

While Pruitt highlights an overall reduction for the United States, per capita figures are best used to facilitate comparison among states.

Indeed, the per capita figures matter less than they might in other places, Mr. Freedman said, because "the Westchester Library System catalogue is like a single virtual library with all the holdings of the county".

The per capita figures, which include content and distribution, are highest in Wales, partly because of the expense of providing Welsh language services for the 562,000 Welsh speakers.

While the world is preoccupied with global terrorism and economic problems, China has been emboldened by its rise and the media hype over all of its economic milestones (nobody talks about per capita figures, where China would flunk miserably).

Indeed, Victoria's economic growth over the past year is comparable to its performance during the GFC, and marks two consecutive years when the state's economy has grown by less than it did the previous year: But while this is poor, it gets worse when we look at per capita figures.

31, the highest per capita figure in Latin America, excluding Mexico and the Caribbean.

Perhaps the simplest, most non-judgmental method is the average amount of cinema tickets bought per person in a particular country (the per capita figure).

The Public Works Administration spent $58 per capita in New York City (about $1,000 in current dollars), which was triple the per capita figure in Philadelphia or Detroit.

But looking at the total number of guns that were traced to different states, rather than a per capita figure, offers a much different picture of how guns flow across borders into New York.

Since Pruitt's staff refused to say he misspoke, using the per capita figure to tout an overall decrease appears to be a deliberate effort to mislead the public.