Risk factors are important to understand because they can help us identify how to save lives. How do researchers estimate their impact?

In many countries, when people die, the cause of their death is officially registered in their country’s national system. How is this determined?

The effects of risk factors can be calculated in different ways. How are they calculated and interpreted?

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.

Explore global data on food affordability, and expenditures on food across the world.

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.

Explore data on how tourism has changed over time, and how it differs across the world.

Explore data on homicides rates across the world, and how these have changed over time.

With our SDG Tracker you can track global and country-by-country progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Explore global data on the history of economic growth, and differences across the world today.

Explore global and country data on population growth, demography, and how this is changing.

Adjusting incomes for inflation is crucial if we want to learn how standards of living are changing. How is this adjustment done?

Explore global data on economic inequality, and how this is changing over time.

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.

Explore a wide range of indicators on inequality and poverty and compare sources.

Explore data on human rights across the world, and see how these rights have changed over time.

Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of death, especially among children. Explore global data on deaths and treatment for this killer.

The redistribution of income achieved by governments through taxes and benefits varies hugely.

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?

How has the protection of women’s rights changed over time? How does it differ across countries? Explore global data on women’s rights.

There are several ways to measure homicides. What approaches do different sources take? And when is which approach best?