Statistics just released show the ratio of Adventists to non-Adventists is dropping sharply world-wide. In 1994 there was one Adventist for every 669 people on the planet. Five years later, according to the latest statistics, this figure had dropped to one in 583. The latest statistics are:

Seventh-day Adventist 
World Church Statistics-1998

Churches, Companies, Membership, and Employees

Churches-World                   44,888
     North American Division      4,746

Companies-World                  44,298
     North American Division        385

Church Membership-World      10,163,414
     North American Division    891,176

Total Accessions                818,754
     Baptisms                   789,619
     Professions of Faith        29,135

Ordained Ministers, Active       13,432

Total Active Employees          165,213


Mission to the World
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Countries and Areas of the World as 
Recognized by the United Nations            230

Countries and Areas of the World in Which 
Seventh-day Adventist Work Is Established   205

Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist 
Publications and Oral Work                  748

Divisions                         12
Union Conferences and Missions    90
Local Conferences and Missions   483


Education Program
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Total Schools                        5,590
     Tertiary Institutions              90
     Worker Training Institutions       36
     Secondary Schools               1,014
     Primary Schools                 4,450

Total Enrollment                   996,249
     Tertiary Institutions          60,632
     Worker Training Institutions    3,658
     Secondary Schools             208,486
     Primary Schools               723,473

Food Industries 27


Healthcare Ministry
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Hospitals and Sanitariums               162
Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers    102
Clinics and Dispensaries                361

Healthcare Ministry, Continued

Orphanages and Children's Homes          25
Airplanes and Medical Launches            5
Outpatient Visits                 9,299,792

Media Centers   10

Publishing Work
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Publishing Houses and Branches                             57
Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed       7,584
Languages Used in Publications                            272



Sabbath Schools
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Sabbath Schools                  107,224
Sabbath School Membership     11,785,918

Contributions
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Tithe-World                     US $994,926,584
     North American Division    US $569,714,074

Tithe Per Capita-World          US $108.86
     North American Division    US $658.49

Sabbath School Mission Offerings-World  US $44,754,840
     North American Division            US $20,153,989

Ingathering-World               US $11,906,376
     North American Division    US  $4,019,868

Total Tithe and Offerings-World US $1,547,945,612
     North American Division    US   $904,693,209

Total Tithe and Offerings Per Capita-World    US   $169.36
     North American Division                  US $1,045.66


Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)
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Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Involved 121
Projects Funded     2,450
Beneficiaries of Projects  18,299,096
Value of Total Aid    US $134,623,423


1994 - 1998 Church Growth Statistics
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Accessions
  1994    629,710
  1995    659,899  
  1996    719,679  
  1997    744,798  
  1998    818,754

Accessions Per Day
  1994    1,724.05
  1995    1,806.70  
  1996    1,970.37  
  1997    2,039.15
  1998    2,241.63

Accessions Per Hour
  1994    71.84
  1995    75.28  
  1996    82.1  
  1997    84.96
  1998    93.4


Accessions Per Minute
  1994    1.2
  1995    1.25  
  1996    1.37  
  1997    1.42
  1998    1.56

One accession Per Number of Seconds
 (ie: in 1994 one accession every 50.11 seconds)
  1994    50.11
  1995    47.82  
  1996    43.85  
  1997    42.37
  1998    38.54

Accession rate (%)
  1994    7.91
  1995    7.87  
  1996    8.17  
  1997    8.01
  1998    8.44


New church organized Per Number of Hours
 (in 1994, one church organized every 4.72 hours)
  1994    4.72
  1995    6.2  
  1996    4.33 
  1997    8.35
  1998    5.42

Growth rate (%)
  1994    5.28
  1995    5.13  
  1996    5.49  
  1997    4.38 
  1998    4.75

Ratio: population per each Seventh-day Adventist member
 (ie: in 1994 there was one Seventh-day Adventist 
  for every 669 persons in the world)
  1994    669
  1995    647  
  1996    621 
  1997    602  
  1998    583