The protests accom??pany infla??tion offi??cially at 56% (but likely much, much higher); the third-???highest mur??der rate of any coun??try in the world; and, accord??ing to an offi??cial index, scarce sup??plies of one out of four sta??ple items needed in every home, such as cook??ing oil, corn flour, and toi??let paper.