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When did the provision of healthcare first become a public policy priority?
How long before we run out of fossil fuels?
Is globalization an engine of economic development?
What was the death toll from Chernobyl and Fukushima?
It goes completely against what most believe, but out of all major energy sources, nuclear is the safest
Not all deaths are equal: How many deaths make a natural disaster newsworthy?
What the history of London’s air pollution can tell us about the future of today’s growing megacities
There is a ‘happiness gap’ between East and West Germany
How to use Our World In Data visualizations in presentations
Recent improvements to interactive scatterplots
How much will it cost to mitigate climate change?
Link between health spending and life expectancy: The US is an outlier
Structural transformation: how did today’s rich countries become ‘deindustrialized’?
Global renewables are growing, but are only managing to offset the decline in nuclear production
Carbon intensity in China’s recent history – Politics matters a lot in achieving both prosperity and sustainability
What is my risk of dying prematurely from air pollution?
Air pollution: does it get worse before it gets better?
No matter what extreme poverty line you choose, the share of people below that poverty line has declined globally
What are PPP adjustments and why do we need them?
The size of the poverty gap: some hints regarding the cost of ending extreme poverty