In 1990, over 9% of the world's newborns did not survive beyond age five.

By 2021, this child mortality rate had declined to 3.7%.

Thanks to progress in global health, 132 million more people are alive in our world today.

New article by Max Roser → ourworldindata.org/children-saved…

Emissions of substances that deplete the ozone layer have fallen by more than 99% since 1989

Today's data insight is by Esteban Ortiz-Ospina.

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How many human cases of H5N1 have there been historically? We just updated our dataset on this. Find it here: ourworldindata.org/grapher/h5n1-f…

This only shows reported cases — testing to confirm flu subtypes is limited, especially for subtypes like H5N1.

Primary education in Morocco: from less than half to nearly universal attendance

Today's data insight is by Veronika Samborska.

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Colombia’s homicide rate has more than halved since the 1990s

Today's data insight is by Bastian Herre.

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Nearly one in five cars sold in 2023 was electric

Today's data insight is by Hannah Ritchie.

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We just updated our data on electrical vehicles:
ourworldindata.org/electric-car-s…

Here is one datapoint: 93% of all new vehicles sold in Norway last year were electric.

2023 was a population crossroad

Today's data insight is by Pablo Rosado.

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How effective are policies in reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture?

Hannah Ritchie looks at the global data, success stories, and what policymakers must consider to prevent environmental damage from being offshored to other countries.

ourworldindata.org/effective-poli…

Investments in waste management are key to ending plastic pollution

Today's data insight is by Hannah Ritchie.

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Maternal deaths have halved in the last 35 years

Today's data insight is by Max Roser.

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China has been expanding its nuclear weapons arsenal

Today's data insight is by Bastian Herre.

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National poverty lines differ widely between countries

Today's data insight is by Esteban Ortiz-Ospina.

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Data on many mental illnesses is only available for a small number of countries

Today's data insight is by Saloni.

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