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Around half of people will experience a mental health issue in their lifetime

2 November 2026 at 00:00
What is someone’s risk of developing depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues at some point in their life?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/around-half-of-people-will-experience-a-mental-health-issue-in-their-lifetime"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0d537924-4a43-4750-5509-6f50163e3c00/w=1024"/></a>

How much development aid is spent on climate change?

26 October 2026 at 00:00
Around one-fifth of development aid is spent on climate-related projects. But what does climate-related mean, and does it crowd out other aid projects?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-development-aid-is-spent-on-climate-change"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/59464533-c5ca-4a7e-7686-358fc7608500/w=1024"/></a>

When do people experience mental health conditions for the first time?

19 October 2026 at 00:00
Knowing when people are most at risk allows us to offer support when it might make the biggest difference.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/when-do-people-experience-mental-health-conditions-for-the-first-time"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/f5a4f0de-6f66-4b12-26b1-55d91ef60c00/w=1024"/></a>

How high is current immigration to the United States in historical perspective?

We use long-run census data to understand the scale of recent US migration trends, and how these compare to previous centuries.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-high-is-current-immigration-to-the-united-states-in-historical-perspective"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/62f7240d-9892-4f63-792f-233662d7e800/w=1024"/></a>

Is organic farming better for the environment than conventional farming?

14 September 2026 at 00:00
Organic farming often wins when we compare impacts on one unit of land, but there is no clear winner when we look at impacts per unit of food production.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/is-organic-farming-better-for-the-environment-than-conventional-farming"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c34a94e0-2051-436f-6d7b-7248cb28fa00/w=1024"/></a>

A never-ending childhood of malaria

7 September 2026 at 00:00
How often do people in high-burden areas get malaria? Studies suggest that many children can experience five or more malaria infections a year.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/a-never-ending-childhood-of-malaria"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0abc7616-42a5-4338-94a1-6282c3991000/w=1024"/></a>

Beef production in Brazil has been the largest driver of global deforestation in recent decades

31 August 2026 at 00:00
Most beef production in Brazil is to meet domestic rather than international demand.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/beef-production-in-brazil-has-been-the-largest-driver-of-global-deforestation-in-recent-decades"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/31b278f8-6814-47ba-54ac-73914f6aff00/w=1024"/></a>

Which countries have already passed peak population, and when will the rest do so?

Falling fertility rates have created a unique scenario in human history: many countries are experiencing structural population decline.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/which-countries-have-already-passed-peak-population-and-when-will-the-rest-do-so"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0da09f22-48af-466e-88fa-22780080b500/w=1024"/></a>

How primary energy is measured has changed across our charts

7 August 2026 at 00:00
The Energy Institute no longer uses the substitution method to estimate primary energy. Here’s why that matters for our charts on energy.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/primary-energy-measurement-change"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9a8b8dbc-314b-4366-f601-386556664700/w=1024"/></a>

What has driven deforestation in the 21st century?

3 August 2026 at 00:00
Agriculture has been the main driver of deforestation, but this has been concentrated in only a few commodities: mostly beef, palm oil, soy, and forestry products.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/what-has-driven-deforestation-in-the-21st-century"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b63c446f-e9a8-4eca-b979-4e1eafb5a500/w=1024"/></a>

How much energy do data centers and artificial intelligence use?

20 July 2026 at 00:00
Data centers consume around 1.5% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically concentrated.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-energy-do-data-centers-and-artificial-intelligence-use"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1bda728d-dc32-4ca7-32f8-dcb5be9a4b00/w=1024"/></a>

How much are people across the world paying for their carbon emissions?

Around 30% of the world’s emissions have some carbon price, but how much extra are people paying?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-are-people-across-the-world-paying-for-their-carbon-emissions"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0ea1f35f-dea2-4a58-61cb-bceb18a06900/w=1024"/></a>

Where do migrants live, and where were they born?

An interactive tool that helps us see where migrants were born, and where they live now.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/where-do-migrants-live-and-where-were-they-born"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/4ef2a38d-e4fd-46c0-0f52-d8e5c7646d00/w=1024"/></a>

Five million children die every year β€” what do they die from?

To reduce child mortality, we need to understand what children are dying from.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/five-million-children-die-every-year-what-do-they-die-from"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b8650845-1cae-4503-540d-d1c6681b4900/w=1024"/></a>

South Korea’s population is set to shrink: what would it take to stop the decline?

How much would fertility rates, life expectancy, or migration rates need to change to stop the population from shrinking?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/south-koreas-population-is-set-to-shrink-what-would-it-take-to-stop-the-decline"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/133452ba-5209-482d-089c-c51f5b48b900/w=1024"/></a>

Population tool: How will populations across the world change in the 21st century?

We created an interactive tool that lets you test how changes in fertility rates, life expectancy, and migration rates will change future populations.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/population-simulation-tool"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/95c9945f-c253-4abe-cb79-a28adf7aea00/w=1024"/></a>

Childhood stunting fell dramatically over the 20th century

11 May 2026 at 00:00
What can countries with high stunting rates today learn from Japan’s experience of going from 70% to 5%?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/childhood-stunting-fell-dramatically-over-the-20th-century"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c72d18f2-3c36-42d5-52da-02339ee93900/w=1024"/></a>
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