30% of the world's electricity came from renewable sources in 2023

Our Data Insight today, by my colleagues Hannah Ritchie and Pablo Rosado.

The largest age group in each country from 1950 -> 2021.

What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic about how to publish data better?

In a new open-access article for The Lancet Public Health, we @OurWorldinData outline seven key lessons for public agencies and other organizations.

A thread of the highlights:
ourworldindata.org/key-lessons-fr…

The global eradication of polio is within reach

Today's data insight is by Fiona Spooner.

You can find all of our Data Insights on their dedicated feed: ourworldindata.org/data-insights

Maternal deaths have halved in the last 35 years

Today's data insight is by Max Roser.

You can find all of our Data Insights on their dedicated feed: ourworldindata.org/data-insights

We’re hiring a writer. 🖊️

This role is central to our mission of presenting research and data to improve the public's understanding and awareness of the world’s largest problems and their possible solutions.

It’s permanent, flexible, and can be remote.

Interested? Read on 🧵

What’s the leading cause of death in each country?

Fiona Spooner and I wrote a brief data insight at Our World in Data to explain this:

Today's Data Insight, by Saloni & Fiona Spooner

What’s the leading cause of death in each country?

Find all of our Data Insights on their dedicated feed: ourworldindata.org/data-insights

Earlier this month, we launched Data Insights, a new bite-sized format in which we focus on one of our 4,000+ charts to highlight one important detail about how the world is changing: ourworldindata.org/data-insights

Here’s a selection of the insights we’ve published so far… 🧵

Last week, we launched Data Insights, our new brief format on Our World in Data.

We just published our seventh Data Insight — 'Declining child mortality, fast and slow'.

ourworldindata.org/data-insights

We’re currently looking for a Junior Data Scientist to join our team. Reach out if you are interested in working with us.

The deadline is one week from today!

How much progress has been made toward women’s political equality? How far do we still have to go?

For #InternationalWomensDay , I have written an article @OurWorldinData on women’s political rights and representation:

ourworldindata.org/women-politica…

A thread with the highlights:

The timing of the peak cherry tree blossom is influenced by spring temperatures.

Based on data from Japan stretching back to the year 812 (!), we see that in recent centuries the peak blossom has gradually moved earlier in the year—due to higher temperatures from climate change.

We’ve just launched Data Insights!

It's a new bite-sized format in which we focus on one of our 4,000+ charts to highlight one important detail about how the world is changing.

🔗 ourworldindata.org/launching-data…

Cherry blossom flowering date in Kyoto, Japan

As the climate warms, the natural world is responding. In this case, the trees are blossoming earlier in the year.

Data: ourworldindata.org/grapher/date-o…

Today, we're excited to roll out our new homepage!

Here’s what’s changed, what hasn’t, and some of the thinking behind the new design... 🧵

We’re hiring a Junior Data Scientist!

See full details + apply here: ourworldindata.org/junior-data-sc…

Deadline to apply: Sunday 17 March 2024

If you know someone who might be interested, please consider sharing with them — thank you!

The Rivers Trust has said the proportion of 'ecologically healthy' rivers in England is just 16%.

This year on #R4Today , we're going to focus on the Bristol Avon - one of nine river Avons in the UK.

Click below to listen as Emily Knight 💚🌎 reports ⬇️

About 1.2 million people die from tuberculosis every year.

Until now, however, we didn't cover this infectious disease on Our World in Data, it was an important gap in our publication.

Saloni and Fiona Spooner changed this. Here is our new page on TB:
ourworldindata.org/tuberculosis

TUBERCULOSIS 🫁
is still one of the most common causes of death worldwide.

For the first time, we have a whole page on Our World in Data where you can explore global data and research on the topic!

Find it here:
ourworldindata.org/tuberculosis