Skepticism to vaccines and what to do about itWhat effect do public attitudes have on vaccine coverage rates, and what can we do about skepticism to vaccines?By Samantha Vanderslott — August 01, 2019
Are we happier when we spend more time with others?Are we happier when we spend more time with others? Studies suggest social relations are a key factor in happiness & life satisfaction. We take a closer look at the evidence for how much social connections matter for happiness.By Esteban Ortiz-Ospina — July 17, 2019
How important are social relations for our health and well-being?Loneliness has been reported to be as lethal as '15 cigarettes a day'. What is the evidence for this? We take a deeper look at the data and research on the link between loneliness and health and wellbeing.By Esteban Ortiz-Ospina — July 17, 2019
More than 8 out of 10 people in the world will live in Asia or Africa by 2100Most of the world’s population growth over the next century is expected to come from Africa.By Hannah Ritchie — July 15, 2019
Data appendix – The fight against global poverty: 200 years of progress and still a very long way to goAn online data appendix explaining the data and methods used to estimate the historical poverty trends presented in Roser and Hasell (2021)By Joe Hasell — July 07, 2019
How I use Our World in Data in my work as a high school teacherMany lecturers and teachers use Our World in Data in their teaching. This spans a range of levels from primary school to post-graduate university education. Matthew Cone, a US high-school teacher, shares how he uses OWID with his pupils.By Matthew Cone (guest author) — July 04, 2019
How I use Our World in Data in my work as a medical doctorOur World in Data gets lots of feedback on how our work is used by policymakers, journalists, researchers and the public. But sometimes we get feedback from people who use us in ways we could never have imagined.By Dr. Jill Gordon (guest author) — July 03, 2019
Which countries achieved economic growth? And why does it matter?Some countries have grown a lot, while others remained poor. We look at how incomes have changed around the world and why it matters.By Max Roser — June 25, 2019
Does democracy lead to better health?There is a cross-country correlation between democracy and health. Is there good evidence to suggest it is causal?By Esteban Ortiz-Ospina — June 24, 2019
Child mortality is an everyday tragedy of enormous scale that rarely makes the headlines5 million children under 5 die every year – that’s 14,000 every day. Yet this is an everyday tragedy that never makes the headlines.By Max Roser — May 24, 2019
The world population is changing: For the first time there are more people over 64 than children younger than 5The human population has been a young one for most of its history: high fertility rates and short lifespans mean children have accounted for a large share of the population. But the world is ageing: there are now more people older than 64 than younger than 5 years old. This marks a historic demographic change.By Hannah Ritchie — May 23, 2019
Top incomes: more women, but still very male-dominatedHow hard is it for women to make it to the top? Research using income tax data from a number of high-income countries casts light on this. Although improving, we see that women are still very under-represented at the top of the income distribution.By Joe Hasell — April 29, 2019
Oceans, land, and deep subsurface: how is life distributed across environments?Where do we find life on earth? Despite being vast, the oceans are home to just 1% of life – but the majority of animals. See how the different lifeforms are split across these global environments.By Hannah Ritchie — April 26, 2019
Malaria was common across half the world – since then it has been eliminated in many regionsMalaria has been eliminated from large parts of Europe, the Americas, East Asia, Australia, and the Caribbean.By Max Roser — April 25, 2019
Net Results: We are winning the fight against malaria and you can helpThe last few decades have been extraordinarily successful in the fight against malaria. But we still need to – and can – do much more. See our global progress & why GiveWell recommends to donate to organizations that fight malaria. By Max Roser — April 25, 2019
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 away15,000 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 centuryGlobal demographic transition signals a shift from young, growing populations to older, stable ones, reshaping societies and economies.By Max Roser — April 18, 2019
Our World in Data is at Y CombinatorWe are one of the few non-profits that Y Combinator has decided to accept.By Max Roser, Hannah Ritchie, Esteban Ortiz-Ospina, Jaiden Mispy, Joe Hasell and Daniel Gavrilov — January 25, 2019