Are Left Handed People Unique or Weird? Let’s Unveil The Myth Behind it.

10% of the world’s population are left-handed, let’s try to understand them on this great day.

Rajalingam Rathinam
Writers’ Blokke

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Illustration — Happy International Left-handers Day!
Illustration by Rajalingam Rathinam

August 13, 2021 — Happy International Left-handers Day!

In this right-hand-centric world, left-hand people are treated or looked at as weird. If this piece of article helps to create awareness and appreciate the left-hand people, I’m done!

Many studies have been conducted, gauging the prevalence of left-handed people around the world. The data presented on this infographic, most of which comes from separate studies from different years.

Statistical data of left-handedness in selected countries.
Image Courtesy from Statista.com

The Netherlands has one of the world’s highest prevalences of left-handedness at 13.23 percent. The United States is not far behind with13.1% while neighboring Canada has 12.8%. India with 5.2%, Japan with 4.7%, China with 3.5%, and in these countries, left-handedness is one of the primary reasons people attempt to mainly use their right hand with lefties often bullied, harassed, and labeled abnormal.

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Rajalingam Rathinam
Writers’ Blokke

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