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The end of tuberculosis that wasn’t

In the 1980s, many thought tuberculosis was on the path to elimination. In reality, more were dying from the disease than ever.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/the-end-of-tuberculosis-that-wasnt" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b5aa8c82-2fc4-4e0a-cdf1-82d5aa6f9800/w=1350"/></a>

Two billion people don’t have safe drinking water: what does this really mean for them?

23 June 2025 at 04:00
For billions, it can mean hours spent collecting water. For almost a million, it means dying from disease.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/what-no-safe-water-means" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/59c8ad10-ac08-4179-3186-1b2bac060c00/w=1350"/></a>

Once a leading killer, tuberculosis is now rare in rich countries — here’s how it happened

As much as one-quarter of deaths in Europe and the United States were once from tuberculosis.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/tuberculosis-history-decline" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/21b69f06-f8eb-4618-a3ed-401b8af6d300/w=1350"/></a>

Where in the world are babies at the lowest risk of dying?

12 May 2025 at 04:00
It’s difficult to compare countries because they don’t always measure infant mortality in the same way.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/where-are-babies-at-lowest-risk-of-dying" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/39d23685-afc7-46b8-2018-8813c041c100/w=1350"/></a>

Children in rich countries are much less likely to die than a few decades ago, but we rarely hear about this progress

5 May 2025 at 04:00
In most rich countries, child mortality has more than halved in the last thirty years; we know we can go further.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality-rich-countries-decline" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0f13d2cd-7f47-4f84-22a3-b1014dd1e500/w=1350"/></a>

How much foreign aid is spent domestically rather than overseas?

In many countries, a significant share of aid is spent domestically on hosting refugees, offering student scholarships, and administrative costs.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-domestic-overseas" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/78a7ce1c-2086-4716-c5dc-30f130bbee00/w=1350"/></a>

For many of us, it doesn’t cost much to improve someone’s life, and we can do much more of it

10 March 2025 at 10:00
Most countries spend less than 1% of their national income on foreign aid; even small increases could make a big difference.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-donations-increase" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/486658e7-cc1e-4bed-f5a7-4c66b7ced500/w=1350"/></a>

“Cool” years are now hotter than the “warm” years of the past: tracking global temperatures through El Niño and La Niña

The world is warming despite natural fluctuations from the El Niño cycle.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/global-temperatures-el-nino-la-nina" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/40c0d7fb-f503-45b1-8eda-8cc001f4dd00/w=1350"/></a>

In many countries, people breathe the cleanest air in centuries. What can the rest of the world learn from this?

17 February 2025 at 04:00
Air pollution tends to get worse before it gets better, but how can we accelerate this transition?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/cleanest-air-lessons" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/2634177d-6b60-4df5-3152-c38263399f00/w=1350"/></a>

If we can make maternal deaths as rare as in the healthiest countries, we can save 275,000 mothers each year

3 February 2025 at 04:00
Maternal mortality was much more common in the past. It is much lower today, but global inequalities are still large.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/maternal-deaths-save-mothers" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1a2ccaa1-7f25-4250-6151-acd5affb0400/w=1350"/></a>

How much in subsidies do fossil fuels receive?

27 January 2025 at 04:00
Estimates range from less than $1 trillion to $7 trillion. Where do these numbers come from?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-subsidies-fossil-fuels" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/58092c37-e5b8-42af-8d79-60234c162400/w=1350"/></a>

Who would have won the Simon-Ehrlich bet over different decades, and what do long-term prices tell us about resource scarcity?

6 January 2025 at 04:00
In the 1980s, economist Julian Simon won his bet with biologist Paul Ehrlich on mineral prices. But what does the long-term data tell us about supply and demand for resources?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/simon-ehrlich-bet" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0ca9751d-f29d-46bb-8e3f-31eaf6087d00/w=1350"/></a>

Antibiotics transformed medicine but face challenges from resistance and misuse

Antibiotics revolutionized medicine, but their effectiveness is threatened by resistance. This new page presents global data and research on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/antibiotics" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0983df2b-3d7f-416f-71be-f4ad93a8a100/w=1350"/></a>

Public data on antibiotic use in livestock is incomplete, making it difficult to track how much is used and where

9 December 2024 at 03:00
Many countries refuse to share their data, which is a risk for antimicrobial resistance.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/antibiotics-livestock-data" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/f76ef941-7b32-4c9f-4fcf-c6a07067ff00/w=1350"/></a>

Large amounts of antibiotics are used in livestock, but several countries have shown this doesn’t have to be the case

9 December 2024 at 04:00
Overuse is a risk for antibiotic resistance, but there are ways to reduce it.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/antibiotics-livestock" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/f40ec941-5824-4d88-c91d-6012bd888e00/w=1350"/></a>

Public data on antibiotic use in livestock is incomplete, making it difficult to track how much is used and where

9 December 2024 at 03:00
Many countries refuse to share their data, which is a risk for antimicrobial resistance.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/public-data-antibiotic-use-livestock-incomplete" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/livestock-antibiotics-data-thumbnail.png"/></a>

Billions of people suffer from anemia, but there are cheap ways to reduce this

25 November 2024 at 04:00
In some countries, most children and pregnant women are anemic. There are low-cost ways to tackle this.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/billions-people-suffer-anemia-cheap-ways-reduce" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/90ee4eca-4e37-483d-f622-966a7db3fc00/w=1350"/></a>

Climate change will affect food production, but here are the things we can do to adapt

28 October 2024 at 05:00
Adapting planting dates, selecting better crop varieties, and increasing access to irrigation and fertilizers could offset potential declines in crop yields.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/climate-change-will-affect-food-production-things-can-adapt" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/climate-agriculture-adaptation-featured.png"/></a>
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