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The baby boom in seven charts

✇Our World in Data
By: Saloni Dattani Lucas Rodés-Guirao
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

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By: Saloni Dattani Lucas Rodés-Guirao
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>

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

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By: Hannah Ritchie
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?

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By: Hannah Ritchie
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>

Introducing our new trustees, Claire Melamed and Michael Blastland

✇Our World in Data
By: Max Roser Esteban Ortiz-Ospina Charlie Giattino
We are very excited to share that Claire Melamed and Michael Blastland have joined our Board of Trustees.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/new-trustees-claire-melamed-michael-blastland" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a012091e-33f8-4e5e-c5c7-6993c6f70200/w=1350"/></a>

The great global redistributor we never hear about: money sent or brought back by migrants

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By: Simon van Teutem Tuna Acisu
Migrants send or bring back over three times the amount of global foreign aid. Cutting transaction fees could make this support even more effective in reducing poverty.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/great-global-redistributor-money-sent-brought-back-migrants-remittances" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b514dca3-733b-4e55-481d-66d83f6c8900/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?

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By: Hannah Ritchie
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

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By: Saloni Dattani Fiona Spooner Hannah Ritchie Max Roser
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?

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By: Saloni Dattani
Many antibiotics were developed during the “Golden 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>

Most international migrants don’t move very far from their home countries

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By: Simon van Teutem Tuna Acisu
Long-distance moves are becoming more common, but they remain the exception. For most, international migration still means crossing a nearby border, not an ocean.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/international-migrants-dont-move-far" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/52b29637-7d81-4492-8e8f-2e46b03b7c00/w=1350"/></a>
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