Are women 14 times more likely to die in natural disasters?
We unpick the idea that women outnumber men by 14 to 1 as the casualties of natural disasters like floods and earthquakes.
The idea that women outnumber men by 14 to 1 as casualties of natural disasters has been repeated in newspapers and online for years - the UN have even used this statistic.
But when you track down the source, the research behind this claim leaves much to be desired.
Presenter: Kate Lamble
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Nigel Appleton
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
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