The stark statistics that summarise the appalling tragedy of Syria
- 470,000 have been killed
- 1.88 million have been wounded
- 11.5% of the population has been killed or injured
- 6.36 million have been displaced internally
- More than 4 million have been displaced abroad
- 45% of the population has been displaced overall
- About 13.8 million have lost their source of livelihood
- Consumer prices rose 53% last year
- Poverty increased by 85% in 2015 alone
- Life expectancy has fallen from 70 in 2010 to 55.4 in 2015
- Overall economic losses are estimated at $255 billion (£176 billion)
These statistics are taken from a new report entitled “Confronting Fragmentation” produced by the Syrian Centre for Policy Research (SCPR).
My heart bleeds especially for the people of Syria because, just a couple of weeks before the civil war began, we had a holiday in Syria which included time in the currently besieged city of Aleppo.