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Measles leaves children vulnerable to other diseases for years

16 June 2025 at 04:00
Measles causes more than an acute illness: it suppresses immune memory and increases the risk of complications for years.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/measles-increases-disease-risk" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b2168626-1df5-419a-7709-f57955f46800/w=1350"/></a>

Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable

9 June 2025 at 04:00
Before the 1970s, most children affected by leukemia would quickly die from it. Now, most children in rich countries are cured.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/childhood-leukemia-treatment-history" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/28a0ccf8-4618-4822-638f-ea8143e06000/w=1350"/></a>

Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year

Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/measles-vaccines-save-lives" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/5f66d86d-91f5-4839-caa7-d6c5ce64e300/w=1350"/></a>

How effective and safe are measles vaccines?

21 April 2025 at 04:00
Data from large meta-analyses show that measles vaccination is highly effective and safe, giving a 95% reduction in the risk of measles.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/measles-vaccine-effectiveness-safety" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1d042616-0031-4929-ef74-a0d7a3176000/w=1350"/></a>

The baby boom in seven charts

The baby boom reshaped family life and drove population growth in many countries. In this article, we explore the key patterns in seven charts.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/baby-boom-seven-charts" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8ef118fd-a238-4212-76af-2674b5b4d300/w=1350"/></a>

Why the total fertility rate doesn’t necessarily tell us the number of births women eventually have

The fertility rate is commonly confused with the eventual number of births per woman. This can result in misinterpreting the impact of policies and trends over time.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/total-fertility-rate-births-per-woman" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/07feefbb-15b0-4bbe-6a26-894e38507400/w=1350"/></a>

Explore changing patterns in fertility worldwide

Data on fertility rates, ages of mothers and fathers at childbirth, twin births, reproductive technologies, contraception, and more.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/22159485-fcb9-4811-8ca9-93644ffade00/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>

What was the Golden Age of Antibiotics, and how can we spark a new one?

23 December 2024 at 03:00
Many antibiotics were developed during the β€œGolden Age of Antibiotics”. How did it happen, why has antibiotic development slowed down since then, and what can we do to reignite it?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/golden-age-antibiotics" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b3bf2c1-8af6-4e65-2e92-d5e4d781d800/w=1350"/></a>

How do antibiotics work, and how does antibiotic resistance evolve?

23 December 2024 at 02:00
To use antibiotics more effectively, it’s important to know how different antibiotics work and how antibiotic resistance can evolve and spread.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-do-antibiotics-work" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/eebf1100-356d-4d5a-de9a-458070451700/w=1350"/></a>

17 key charts to understand the COVID-19 pandemic

The pandemic has resulted in over twenty million deaths. In this article, we review the key insights from global data on COVID-19.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/key-charts-understand-covid-pandemic" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/fb81bdaf-70c8-4a8a-7140-05c61ebe7d00/w=1350"/></a>

How our team at Our World in Data became a global data source on COVID-19

Our small team made COVID-19 data clear, reliable, and accessible to a global audience. This is how it happened.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/owid-covid-history" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/d22609d0-d3ac-445e-6b38-f6016d38a400/w=1350"/></a>

HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer

HPV vaccines offer a rare opportunity to effectively eliminate one type of cancer. By taking this opportunity, it’s possible to save hundreds of thousands of women eachΒ year.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/hpv-vaccination-world-can-eliminate-cervical-cancer" target="_blank"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8143c2e1-db2b-4f87-63e3-8ceab16bb700/w=1350"/></a>

Cancers are one of the leading causes of death globally. Are we making progress against them?

Cancer is one of the biggest health challenges worldwide. Around 15% of all deaths are caused by cancer, making it one of the most common causes of death globally.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/cancer" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/cancer-thumbnail.png"/></a>
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