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.
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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.We published a new topic page on Hunger and Undernourishment
Explore 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.We published a new topic page on Oil Spills
Explore global data on oil spills, looking at their frequency, size, and how this has changed over time.We published a new topic page on Crop Yields
Explore global data on crop yields, their changes over time, and remaining yield gaps.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?We published a new topic page on Research & Development
Explore global data on patents, researchers, R&D spending and innovation across the world.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?How are mental illnesses defined?
Mental illnesses are a range of conditions that significantly affect people’s lives. What are their symptoms?We published a new topic page on Influenza
Explore global data on influenza cases, deaths, and vaccinations.How is food insecurity measured?
Billions of people suffer from food insecurity. What does it mean to be food insecure?We published a major overhaul of our work on Technological Change
Explore our updated charts, data, and writing on Technological Change across the world.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.We published a redesign of our work on the Internet
Explore our updated design, charts, and writing on global data on the Internet.Mortality in the past: every second child died
The 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?