From 890,000 cases to 14. The wondrous good we can do when we have vision, tenacity, science and teamwork.

According to the latest trade statistics from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, the sum of exports and imports across countries amounted to 63% of global GDP in 2022, the most recent year available. This metric, also known as the trade openness index, represents the

Really liked this text by Ben Ansell about Albania, Lea Ypi, and James Scott: benansell.substack.com/p/politics-is-… Last year, my summer holiday was almost identical to his: spent it in Albania and also read Lea Ypi's 'Free' — and I loved the country and loved the book.

It's not "only" child mortality that has declined. Infants, children, adults, and the elderly are all less likely to die than in the past. I wrote a brief data insight to explain this.

New article by me: To improve suicide prevention, and understand differences between countries, it’s crucial to have good data. But global suicide data can vary greatly between sources. What accounts for the differences? I answer this question here: ourworldindata.org/how-do-global-… 🧵

Our World in Data is looking for new Trustees to help steer the project’s strategic direction, ensure our long-term sustainability, and provide critical oversight and constructive challenge to the two Executive Co-Directors. Curious to know more? Read on… 🧵

We live in a profoundly unequal world As Max Roser put it eloquently: “Where you live isn’t just more important than all your other characteristics, it’s more important than everything else put together” ourworldindata.org/global-inequal…

New Our World in Data Newsletter: Daily Data Insights! You'll receive an email every day with one key insight from one of our charts. You can subscribe here: ourworldindata.org/#subscribe

How common is homelessness across the world? Countries have very different rates of homelessness, according to the OECD’s Affordable Housing Database. The chart shows that more than 300 out of every 100,000 are reported homeless in France, while it’s fewer than 20 in Finland.

I read this recent 'microplastics in the brain' article and I have a lot of questions. 🧵

Our new paper on what works in climate policy now out in Science Magazine: "Climate policies that achieved major emission reductions: Global evidence from two decades" Climate Econometrics UVic Social Sciences Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK INET Oxford science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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One of the reasons I've been quiet on Twitter for a few months is because I've been working on something big - something I'm really happy to share now! Pathoplexus.org A new, open-source database for pathogen sequence sharing. 👐🧬🌎 1/12

In 1995, treatment options for HIV were completely transformed. I made this chart with data from the NCHS, showing the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). It profoundly improved the survival of people with HIV & reduced the risks of passing it on to others.

Many of us can save a child’s life, if we rely on the best data. I think this is one of the most important facts about our world, and the topic of my new Our World in Data article: ourworldindata.org/many-us-can-sa…

The most important thing I've read recently - how to ensure you give to charities that are most effective at saving lives.

40 years ago HIV was invariably fatal: 100% of people with HIV died from the disease typically in a few years. Today antiretrovirals lead to near-normal life expectancy & prevent the virus's spread. It's estimated that antiretrovirals save over a million lives each year.

The history of three infectious diseases — smallpox, polio, and measles — before and after a vaccine was available. From my article on humanity's long fight against infectious diseases: ourworldindata.org/microbes-battl…