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Humans make up just 0.01% of Earth’s life – what’s the rest?
How is life on Earth distributed across the taxonomic kingdoms? Humans make up just 0.01% of life: but we’ve had much larger impacts on shaping the animal kingdom. Livestock now outweighs wild mammals and birds ten-fold.
By Hannah Ritchie — April 24, 2019
Child mortality: achieving the global goal for 2030 would be a huge achievement – but we are currently far away
15,000 children die on average every single day. Reducing child mortality is a key target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). What would it take for the world to reach it?
By Max Roser — April 23, 2019
The global population pyramid: How global demography has changed and what we can expect for the 21st century
By Max Roser — April 18, 2019
India will soon overtake China to become the most populous country in the world
China has been the world’s most populous country for a long time. But it’s soon to be overtaken by India. The UN projects that by 2024 India will be the world’s most populous country. What do future population trends look like around the world? Explore the data.
By Hannah Ritchie — April 16, 2019
How do we know the history of extreme poverty?
By Joe Hasell and Max Roser — February 05, 2019
Cancer death rates are falling; five-year survival rates are rising
By Hannah Ritchie — February 04, 2019
The death of UK coal in five charts
By Hannah Ritchie — January 28, 2019
Our World in Data is at Y Combinator
By Max Roser, Hannah Ritchie, Esteban Ortiz-Ospina, Jaiden Mispy, Joe Hasell and Daniel Gavrilov — January 25, 2019
How many children are not in school?
By Hannah Ritchie — January 23, 2019
The number of children dying each year has more than halved since 1990
By Hannah Ritchie — January 21, 2019
Number of people in the world without electricity falls below one billion
By Hannah Ritchie — January 18, 2019
India’s population growth will come to an end: the number of children has already peaked
By Hannah Ritchie — January 15, 2019
Who emits more than their share of CO₂ emissions?
By Hannah Ritchie — December 04, 2018
Global inequalities in CO₂ emissions, based on consumption
By Hannah Ritchie — December 04, 2018
Is income inequality rising around the world?
By Joe Hasell — November 19, 2018
Can the world eradicate another disease?
By Sophie Ochmann — November 08, 2018
What makes a disease eradicable?
By Sophie Ochmann — November 05, 2018
We’ve updated our entry on Trade and Globalization
By Esteban Ortiz-Ospina — November 01, 2018
From commonplace to rarer tragedy – declining child mortality across the world
By Hannah Ritchie — October 29, 2018
Is trade a major driver of income inequality?
By Esteban Ortiz-Ospina — October 22, 2018
Does trade cause growth?
By Esteban Ortiz-Ospina — October 22, 2018

Our latest work

Humans make up just 0.01% of Earth’s life – what’s the rest?

Child mortality: achieving the global goal for 2030 would be a huge achievement – but we are currently far away

The global population pyramid: How global demography has changed and what we can expect for the 21st century

India will soon overtake China to become the most populous country in the world

How do we know the history of extreme poverty?

Cancer death rates are falling; five-year survival rates are rising

The death of UK coal in five charts

Our World in Data is at Y Combinator

How many children are not in school?

The number of children dying each year has more than halved since 1990

Number of people in the world without electricity falls below one billion

India’s population growth will come to an end: the number of children has already peaked

Who emits more than their share of CO₂ emissions?

Global inequalities in CO₂ emissions, based on consumption

Is income inequality rising around the world?

Can the world eradicate another disease?

What makes a disease eradicable?

We’ve updated our entry on Trade and Globalization

From commonplace to rarer tragedy – declining child mortality across the world

Is trade a major driver of income inequality?

Does trade cause growth?