Why isn’t it possible to sum up the death toll from different risk factors?
Deaths caused by each risk factor can’t be added up. By understanding why, we will have a better understanding of how many lives can be saved with each intervention.
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We just published a new topic page on food prices
Explore global data on food affordability, and expenditures on food across the world.The limits of our personal experience and the value of statistics
The world is huge; to get a clear idea of what our world is like, we have to rely on carefully collected, well documented statistics.We published a new topic page on tourism
Explore data on how tourism has changed over time, and how it differs across the world.We published a new topic page on homicides
Explore data on homicides rates across the world, and how these have changed over time.We launched our new Sustainable Development Goals Tracker
With our SDG Tracker you can track global and country-by-country progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).We published a new topic page on economic growth
Explore global data on the history of economic growth, and differences across the world today.The world has passed “peak child”
Explore global and country data on population growth, demography, and how this is changing.How are incomes adjusted for inflation?
Adjusting incomes for inflation is crucial if we want to learn how standards of living are changing. How is this adjustment done?We published a new topic page on economic inequality
Explore global data on economic inequality, and how this is changing over time.How has income inequality within countries evolved over the past century?
While the steep rise of inequality in the United States is well-known, long-run data on the incomes of the richest shows countries have followed a variety of trajectories.OWID Data Collection: Inequality and Poverty
Explore a wide range of indicators on inequality and poverty and compare sources.We published a new topic page on Human Rights
Explore data on human rights across the world, and see how these rights have changed over time.We published a new topic page on Diarrheal Diseases
Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of death, especially among children. Explore global data on deaths and treatment for this killer.Income inequality before and after taxes: how much do countries redistribute income?
The redistribution of income achieved by governments through taxes and benefits varies hugely.Measuring inequality: what is the Gini coefficient?
The Gini coefficient is the most common way of measuring inequality. But what does it actually measure? And how does it differ from other measures of inequality?We published a new topic page on Women’s Rights
How has the protection of women’s rights changed over time? How does it differ across countries? Explore global data on women’s rights.Homicide data: how sources differ and when to use which one
There are several ways to measure homicides. What approaches do different sources take? And when is which approach best?We published a new topic page on Illicit Drug Use
Explore global data on addiction and deaths from opioids, cocaine, and other illicit drugs.We published a new topic page on LGBT+ Rights
Explore global data on the protection of LGBT+ rights across the world and over time.We published a new topic page on Mental Health
Explore global data on the prevalence of mental health illnesses, treatment, and public openness to talking about mental health.