Improving waste management in low- and middle-income countries could cut global pollution by 98%.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/why-cheap-waste-management-is-key-to-stopping-plastic-pollution"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c405c34f-0816-4c07-c075-b259ab55ed00/w=1024"/></a>

Innovations in medicines and biotechnology have increased life expectancy and saved many lives. Explore how this happened, and how more progress can be made.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/medicine-biotech"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9616ed87-e2c7-4b41-ef80-7ac6d428c800/w=1024"/></a>