Fortunately, this civilian used her quick wits to avoid becoming another grim statistic.

A solitary win in six matches in all competitions is a grim statistic.

I make a note of the grim statistic.

But despite that grim statistic, most respondents either did not know they were in rental stress or simply did not care.

A grim statistic certainly, but the message spread by the trustees and volunteers working for Love is All We Need was far from negative.

Here is a grim statistic: 5.4 million children under the age of five died in 2017, almost all of them in developing countries.

Unfortunately, the grim statistics he presented only tell part of the story.

Domestic newspapers are increasingly filled with grim statistics and reports of the latest pollution spill.

Despite, or perhaps because of, such grim statistics there is considerable liveliness to the place.

More grim statistics on the UK manufacturing sector set the trend for the day in the London market.

It is with these grim statistics in mind that the Heart Foundation has launched its Serial Killer campaign.

Beyond the grim statistics, the pandemic has spawned countless small dramas of isolation and anxiety across the globe.

But personally I bought fewer things than last year for example. A near-daily procession of grim statistics doesn't help.

So what is being done about it, and how can you make sure you don't become a part of these grim statistics?

A rolling scroll at the bottom of the screen updated the grim statistics: 127 dead, 143 missing.

Despite these rather grim statistics, South Africa is still ranked in the top 10 in the overall safety and rule of law category.