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>

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>

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>

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>

A guide to understanding the Living Planet Index and what it does and doesn’t mean.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/2024-living-planet-index" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/lpi-update-featured-image.png"/></a>

The world has seen a large decline in trachoma, but millions are still at risk. How can we make more progress against it?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/trachoma-how-a-common-cause-of-blindness-can-be-prevented-worldwide" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/trachoma-thumbnail-1.png"/></a>

Neglected tropical diseases affect millions of people despite the existence of cheap interventions to control them.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/neglected-tropical-diseases" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/Neglected-tropical-diseases-thumbnail.png"/></a>