STATISTIC

[noun] [C]A statistic is a single number in a range of statistics, esp. one which shows something which might happen or be expected in a group of people.The city's most shocking statistic is its infant mortality rate.The statistic which most health professionals watch - the proportion of total calories eaten as fats - shows little improvement.She died under general anaesthetic to become (just) another statistic (= something considered unimportant) in a 'national scandal' over safety standards.