We published a new topic page on LGBT+ RightsExplore global data on the protection of LGBT+ rights across the world and over time.By Bastian Herre and Pablo Arriagada — June 22, 2023
We published a new topic page on Mental HealthExplore global data on the prevalence of mental health illnesses, treatment, and public openness to talking about mental health. By Saloni Dattani and Lucas Rodés-Guirao — June 20, 2023
We published a new topic page on Hunger and UndernourishmentExplore the global data, visualizations, and writing on hunger and undernourishment. It looks at how many people are undernourished, where they are, and other metrics on food security.By Hannah Ritchie and Pablo Rosado — June 19, 2023
We published a new topic page on Oil SpillsExplore global data on oil spills, looking at their frequency, size, and how this has changed over time.By Hannah Ritchie and Veronika Samborska — June 15, 2023
We published a new topic page on Crop YieldsExplore global data on crop yields, their changes over time, and remaining yield gaps.By Hannah Ritchie — June 14, 2023
Population momentum: If the number of children per woman is falling, why is the population still increasing?50 years ago the average woman in world had five children. This figure has more than halved. Yet the global population is still rising – why?By Max Roser — June 02, 2023
We published a new topic page on Research & DevelopmentExplore global data on patents, researchers, R&D spending and innovation across the world.By Hannah Ritchie and Edouard Mathieu — May 30, 2023
How do researchers study the prevalence of mental illnesses?Global data on mental health is essential to understand the scale and patterns of these illnesses, and how to reduce them. How do researchers collect this data, and how reliable is it?By Saloni Dattani — May 26, 2023
How are mental illnesses defined?Mental illnesses are a range of conditions that significantly affect people’s lives. What are their symptoms?By Saloni Dattani — May 26, 2023
We published a new topic page on InfluenzaExplore global data on influenza cases, deaths, and vaccinations.By Saloni Dattani and Fiona Spooner — May 18, 2023
How is food insecurity measured?Billions of people suffer from food insecurity. What does it mean to be food insecure?By Hannah Ritchie — April 27, 2023
We published a major overhaul of our work on Technological ChangeExplore our updated charts, data, and writing on Technological Change across the world.By Hannah Ritchie, Edouard Mathieu and Max Roser — April 26, 2023
Learning curves: What does it mean for a technology to follow Wright’s Law?Technologies that follow Wright’s Law get cheaper at a consistent rate, as the cumulative production of that technology increases.By Max Roser — April 18, 2023
We published a redesign of our work on the InternetExplore our updated design, charts, and writing on global data on the Internet.By Hannah Ritchie and Edouard Mathieu — April 13, 2023
Mortality in the past: every second child diedThe chances that a newborn survives childhood have increased from 50% to 96% globally. How do we know about the mortality of children in the past? And what can we learn from it for our future?By Max Roser — April 11, 2023
How does age standardization make health metrics comparable?Age standardization is a statistical method used to compare disease rates, or other health indicators, between populations while accounting for differences in their age structure.By Edouard Mathieu — April 04, 2023
Suicide rates vary around the worldSuicide rates can be reduced with greater understanding and support for people at risk.By Saloni Dattani, Lucas Rodés-Guirao, Hannah Ritchie, Max Roser and Esteban Ortiz-Ospina — April 02, 2023
Artificial intelligence has advanced despite having few resources dedicated to its development – now investments have increased substantiallyThe available resources have increased substantially. We should expect that the field continues to advance rapidly.By Max Roser — March 29, 2023
What is Moore's Law?Exponential growth is at the heart of the rapid increase of computing capabilities.By Max Roser, Hannah Ritchie and Edouard Mathieu — March 28, 2023
Two centuries of rapid global population growth will come to an endGlobal population has increased rapidly over the past century. This period of rapid growth is temporary: the world is entering a new equilibrium and rapid population growth is coming to an end.By Max Roser and Hannah Ritchie — March 18, 2023
What is the ozone layer, and why is it important?Over the last 50 years, holes in the ozone layer have opened up. Why does that matter for life on Earth?By Hannah Ritchie — March 13, 2023