World's Longest Drivable Beach. In an age of armchair web searchers and global beach aficionados, it's hard for such a brazen civic claim to go unchallenged. Longest beach boosters in South America, New Zealand and Bangladesh point out its folly. The Long Beach beach, a state park, is 28 miles in length. The sand expanse is densely packed enough to support most vehicles, and in years past, has been promoted as the World's Longest Drivable Beach..
Current Average World Suicide Rate: 10.07 per 100,000 people. Facts about suicide. One million approximate number of suicides worldwide each year. Every 40 seconds somebody dies by suicide. 60 per cent increase in worldwide suicide rates in last 45 years. 20 numbers of failed suicide attempts for each successful one.
At least 12.6 million people are diagnosed with cancer around the world every year, and more than 7.5 million die of the disease â a toll that is steadily rising in every country as the population expands and people live longer, according to research by the World Health Organisation.e have poured billions upon billions of dollars into cancer research, and yet cancer rates continue to explode. Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, and according to the World Health Organization the number of cancer deaths globally is expected to nearly double over the next 20 years.