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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 13/04/2026

On any average day, 165,000 people die globally. That’s 60 million a year. What do they die from? 🔧📊 We built a new interactive tool that lets you answer this question, with data for every country. Globally, 75% of deaths are from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Heart disease alone is 1 in 3.

Chart showing the causes of death globally in 2023. The data source is the IHME Global Burden of Disease (2025). Chart CC BY to Our World in Data

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 10/04/2026

Our colleague needs your help keeping a 1,200-year dataset alive! If you have botanical expertise or are based near Arashiyama, Kyoto — DM her or email tuna@ourworldindata.org.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 29/01/2026

People living in England and Wales are much less likely to be victims of theft than in the 1990s— Several data sources show that theft in England and Wales has declined in recent decades. One of those is police records — but they only capture reported crimes, and many people don’t report thefts.

Thefts in England and Wales are much less common than they were in the 1990s

Four small line charts showing estimated annual incidents from 1981 to 2025 from the Crime in England and Wales Survey (which interviews adults about their experiences of selected crimes in the 12 months before). Cover vehicle-related theft, domestic burglary, other household theft, and pickpocketing. Data source: Office for National Statistics (2025). Note: This data captures many incidents that were not reported to the police. The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 19/01/2026

✍️ New article: "How have crime rates in the United States changed over the last 50 years?" Crime is clearly a concern for many people. Nearly 60% of Americans, for example, say that reducing crime should be a top priority for the US president and Congress.

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 09/12/2025

Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 05/12/2025

We just published our “Top of the Charts”, a look at our most popular charts, articles, data insights & more in 2025! (link in 🧵) Here are our top 5 most-viewed charts. Each Friday over the next few weeks, we’ll share the top 5 for other categories (articles, etc.). Stay tuned! 1. CO2 emissions

A line chart showing annual CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and industry (not land use) for several countries from 1750 to 2024. Data from the Global Carbon Budget (2025)

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 01/12/2025

A diverse range of mammals once roamed the planet. This changed dramatically with the arrival of humans, who have become the dominant species through our own population, as well as the animals we breed and raise for food. What is the distribution of the global mammal kingdom today?

The visual representation illustrates the global biomass of various animal groups, emphasizing the dominance of humans and livestock. Humans constitute 36% of total biomass, depicted by a grouping of figures representing people. Livestock and pets collectively make up 59% of biomass, represented below humans.

Within the livestock category, cattle are noted as the largest contributors at 38%, followed by sheep at 4%, buffalo at 6%, and goats and pigs, both at 3%. Horses, asses, and dogs each account for 3% and 2% respectively.

Wild mammals, positioned at the bottom, represent only 5% of total biomass, illustrated by animal figures.

The footer includes data sourced from Lior Greenspoon et al. in 2023, regarding the global biomass of wild mammals as published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The organization, Our World in Data, is credited for its role in providing research and data pertaining to global issues.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 17/10/2025

Only two countries recorded human cases of guinea worm disease in 2024

A world map shows the distribution of reported cases of guinea worm disease in 2024. Two countries are highlighted in darker shades: Chad, which has nine reported cases, and South Sudan, which has six reported cases. The rest of the map, particularly surrounding regions, is light-colored and marked as having no reported cases. The caption notes that there were only 15 reported cases globally and mentions that guinea worm disease is still endemic in three other countries. The data is sourced from the World Health Organization, with a note explaining that the disease is caused by a parasitic worm spread through contaminated water.

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Voilà: Francis Gagnon @chezvoila.com · 08/10/2025

This is really one of the best charts by @ourworldindata.org 📊 Amazing how much research and work goes into creating a chart like this. And it's such a good insight into society.

What Americans die from and the causes of death the US media reports on.

4 stacked bar charts. showing in short that while heart diseases and cancer constitutes 55% of the causes of death, they receive about 7% of the media coverages. Homicide is under 1% but receives between 42% and 52%. Terrorisme barely registers in the causes of death, but gets between 11% and 18%.

The first stacked bar is causes of death in the US in 2023
Heart diseases 29%
Cancer 26%
Accidents 9.5%
Stroke 6.9%
Lower respiratory diseases (6.2%)
Alzheimer's disease (4.8%)
Diabetes (4.0%)
Kidney failure (2.4%)
Liver disease (2.2%)
Suicide (2.1%)
COVID-19 (2.1%)
Influenza/Pneumonia (1.9%)
Drug overdose (1.8%)
Homicide (<1%)
Terrorism (<0.001%)

Media coverage of these causes of death in 2023 in...
New York Times
Heart disease (2.8%)
Cancer (4.1%)
Accidents (9.7%)
Suicide (3.8%)
COVID-19 (5.3%)
Drug overdose (7.5%)
Homicide (42%)
Terrorism (18%)

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Heart disease (2.9%)
Cancer (4.7%)
Accidents (5.9%)
Suicide (3.3%)
COVID-19 (7.9%)
Drug overdose (9.5%)
Homicide (46%)
Terrorism (12%)

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Heart disease (2.3%)
Cancer (3.8%)
Accidents (6.1%)
Suicide (4.1%)
COVID-19 (6.0%)
Drug overdose (9.8%)
Homicide (52%)
Terrorism (11%)

Note: Based on the share of causes of death in the US and the share of mentions for each of the causes in the New York Times, the Washington Post and Fox News. All values are normalized to 100%, so the shares are relative to all deaths caused by the 12 most common causes + drug overdoses, homicides and terrorism. These causes account for more than 75% of deaths in the US.
A "media mention" is a published article in one of the outlets which mentions the cause (e.g. "influenza) or related keywords (e.g. "flu") least twice.
Data sources: Media mentions from Media Cloud (2025); deaths data from the US CDC (2025) and Global Terrorism Index.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 02/10/2025

The threat of extinction is not spread evenly across the tree of life. To protect animals, it’s important to know which ones are most threatened and why. Of all vertebrates (animals with a backbone and skull), amphibians are most threatened with extinction.

A bar chart showing that of all vertebrate groups (animals with a backbone and skull), amphibians face the highest risk of extinction. The data source is the IUCN Red List. The chart is licensed under CC BY to Our World in Data.

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Erwan Rivault @erwanrivault.com · 12/09/2025

Launch day 🚀 We’ve just released @chartlecc.bsky.social - a daily chart game! Your job is to guess which country is represented by the red line in today's chart. You get 5 tries, no other clues! Play today, come back tomorrow for a different chart with new data and share with your chart friends 📈

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Chartle - A daily chart game

Guess the country in red by analysing today's chart

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 10/09/2025

Global maternal mortality rates have fallen by almost 60% since 1985

The image presents a line graph depicting global maternal mortality rates from 1985 to 2023. The y-axis represents the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, ranging from 0 to 500, while the x-axis spans the years from 1985 to 2023.

The graph shows a downward trend in maternal mortality rates, starting at approximately 460 in 1985 and declining steadily over the years. A notable increase is observed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but by 2023, the rate has decreased to about 197. This marks a 57% reduction compared to the rates in 1985.

Annotations highlight key points, such as the spike during the pandemic and the significant decrease achieved by 2023.

The data sources for this graph include the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank, and UN DESA (2025). There is a note stating that the estimates aim to adjust for underreporting and misclassification. The image is credited with a Creative Commons attribution.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 03/09/2025

Spain is having its largest wildfire year in well over a decade

A line chart showing that large fires in August mean 2025 has been a record year for wildfires in Spain. The data is measured as cumulative area burnt by wildfires in hectares, and the chart has a line for each year from 2012 to 2025. Annotations explain that by August 5th, Spain's wildfires this year were below average. Just two weeks later, 2025 had overtaken all previous years with consistent records. The data source is the Global Wildfire Information System (2025). The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 27/08/2025

Homicide rates in Ecuador have increased steeply in the last few years

This image is a line graph depicting homicide rates in Ecuador from 1990 to 2023, measured as annual deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.

Initially, the graph shows low homicide rates, peaking near 20 per 100,000 around 2010, a time when Ecuador had some of the lowest rates in Latin America. However, there is a noticeable upward trend beginning around 2020, with rates increasing sharply. By 2023, the rate has surged dramatically to 46 per 100,000, indicating a more than fivefold increase from previous levels.

The data source listed at the bottom is the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, dated 2025. The chart is licensed under CC BY for Our World in Data.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 18/08/2025

Vaccines are one of the most powerful tools in public health. They have saved hundreds of millions of lives by preventing deadly diseases like measles, polio, and smallpox. Before vaccines, these infections were common; surviving them often meant facing severe complications or lifelong disability.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 28/07/2025

✍️ New article: "The world left its fight against tuberculosis unfinished — how can we complete the job?"

Bar chart showing the death rate from tuberculosis in 2021 for a selection of countries. Someone in Lesotho, the Central African Republic, or Gabon is at least 3,000 times more likely to die from TB than someone in the United States or Denmark. Data source: WHO (2024). Chart CC BY Our World in Data.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 21/07/2025

💡New feature rolling out: switch between different indicators on our data pages! For example, on our page showing childhood vaccination coverage, you can easily switch between the share and number of children vaccinated (and unvaccinated), and compare across vaccines or focus on a particular one.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 30/06/2025

✍️ New article: The end of tuberculosis that wasn’t

A line chart showing tuberculosis cases in the United States from 1975 to 2023. In the second half of the 1980s there was a rise in the number of cases before falling again. Data source: US CDC (2024). CCBY Our World in Data

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 05/06/2025

💡 Very excited to announce new features: better interactive maps! 🗺️ – Enhanced country/region selection with several sorting options and a bar chart preview – Selecting a country highlights it and shows its value on the map – Zooming to your selection brings up a 3D globe view 🌍

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 04/06/2025

Progress can sometimes be slow, but with persistence it is possible. Take the case of leaded gasoline.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 03/06/2025

📊 Data update: We've just updated the data in our charts on homicides. The data comes from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime 2025 release. This update was led on our team by @spoonerf.bsky.social.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 22/05/2025

Few things are more heartbreaking than the death of a young child. For most of humanity’s past, these tragedies occurred all too frequently — half of all children died. This was true no matter where in the world a child was born, even in the richest countries.

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 19/05/2025

In just the last 50 years, it’s estimated that measles vaccinations have prevented over 90 million deaths worldwide. In a new article, @spoonerf.bsky.social and I describe how they were developed and scaled up worldwide, and the impact they've had:

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Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year

Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks.

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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

An important reminder that measles vaccines save millions of lives every year across the world. The measles vaccine is arguably the most life-saving vaccine in use. Our latest article from @scientificdiscovery.dev and @spoonerf.bsky.social: ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

‘The data shows that just one dose cuts the chances of measles by about 95%, and two doses do even better.’ Timely review of the data on measles vaccines from @ourworldindata.org ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...

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How effective and safe are measles vaccines?

Data from large meta-analyses show that measles vaccination is highly effective and safe, giving a 95% reduction in the risk of measles.

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Fiona Spooner @spoonerf.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

In 2025, the peak cherry blossom of happened on April 4th. This long-run data is a proxy for how the climate has changed. Since the early 20th century, the combined effects of urbanization and higher temperatures due to climate change have gradually moved the peak blossom earlier in the year.

A scatter plot showing the peak blossom date of cherry blossom in Kyoto, Japan from 812 to 2025. The trend oscillates around mid-April until the mid 19th century where it moves consistently earlier in the year, in 2025 it happened on 4th April.

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 07/04/2025

Vaccination eliminated polio from the United States 🧵

A line graph titled "Reported polio cases in the United States" displays the number of reported polio cases from 1910 to 2022. The vertical axis represents the number of cases, ranging from 0 to 60,000, while the horizontal axis indicates the years. The graph shows a dramatic peak in polio cases around 1952, with over 58,000 cases reported. Following this peak, there is a noticeable decline in cases, reaching nearly zero by the early 1960s, reflecting the impact of vaccination efforts. The graph includes a note stating it accounts for both wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus infections, whether indigenous or imported.

In the footer are the data sources: Public Health Reports (1942), United States Census Bureau (1945), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023). The graph is attributed to "Our World in Data" and is licensed under CC BY.

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 03/04/2025

A flu lineage has likely gone extinct since 2020 🧵

$A line graph titled "Confirmed cases of influenza B Yamagata" shows weekly confirmed cases of B Yamagata influenza worldwide from various types of influenza surveillance. The vertical axis represents the number of cases, ranging from zero to 5,000, while the horizontal axis covers the years from 2013 to 2025. The graph indicates significant fluctuations in case numbers over the years, with a noticeable peak just below 5,000 cases around 2019, followed by a steep decline. A data source note mentions that only a fraction of potential influenza cases is tested by labs for confirmation and strain identification. The data comes from FluNet, World Health Organization, and is dated 2023. The graph is licensed under CC BY.$

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 26/03/2025

Rising global temperatures can influence the timing of events, such as when crops are ready to plant and harvest and when flowers and trees bloom. One example is the timing of the peak cherry tree blossom in Kyoto, Japan, where records stretch back to the ninth century — that’s over 1200 years.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 25/03/2025

Most births in Europe are to mothers in their thirties

The graphic presents a line chart illustrating the shift in birth rates among older mothers in Europe. The title at the top states, "Births have shifted to older mothers in Europe," and the subtitle notes that it depicts the estimated share of total births by the age of the mother.

The vertical axis is labeled with percentages from 0% to 70%, while the horizontal axis covers years from 1950 to 2023. There are four lines representing different age groups:

- Women aged 20-29, shown in a light gray line, which hovers around 30% in the early years and gradually declines over time.
- Women aged 30-39, depicted in a prominent brown line that crosses above 50% since 2015, indicating they became the age group with the most births.
- Women aged 40-49, represented by a light gray line, which rises slightly in recent years.
- Women aged 10-19, also shown in light gray, with minimal levels of births throughout the time period.

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Fiona Spooner @spoonerf.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

In 2015, women in their thirties overtook those in their twenties to become the age group having the most babies in Europe. ourworldindata.org/data-insight...

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 12/03/2025

📢ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 3.6% in 2024 to lowest since 1872 🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London 🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn 🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power 📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84% www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/9

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 06/03/2025

New: We've updated our long-run chart on the annual number of measles cases in the United States, with data since 1919. The data now spans up to 2025 and updates weekly. ourworldindata.org/grapher/numb...

Line chart showing number of measles cases in the US annually since 1919. Data comes from Public Health Reports, the US Census Bureau and the CDC. The trendline shows a large long term decline on a log scale, and a recent uptick since the 2000s, with on the order of 100 cases annually.

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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🌡 New on @ourworldindata.org: We added global temperature anomaly charts *coloured by El Nino / La Nina periods*. Today's "cool" years are warmer than "warm" years of the past. [New article and charts by my colleague Veronika Samborska and I: ourworldindata.org/global-tempe... ]

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Christoph Scheuch @christophscheuch.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

📢 New R package on CRAN: {owidapi}! Easily pull chart data from @ourworldindata.org into R: fetch data, explore datasets & embed charts in docs & Shiny apps (experimental). Feedback & ideas welcome 🙏

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Sophia Mersmann @sophiamersmann.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

How could @ourworldindata.org maps be better? Do you experience any annoyances or pain points when you interact with our maps? Is there something you wish you could do that you currently can’t? What’s the next cool thing we could build on top of our maps? Any notes welcome! Thank you 🙏

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GDP per capita

This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in living costs between countries.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 18/02/2025

Check out these blog posts from users showing how they work with our new data download API in Python and R: @allendowney.bsky.social, Python: www.allendowney.com/blog/2024/11... kjytay, R: www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/down... Let us know how you're using the features & how we could improve them!

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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Here is what the censoring of data.cdc.gov looks like over time

Chart showing the rapid removal of 103 items from data.cdc.gov between Jan 31, 2025 and Feb 7, 2025

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 28/01/2025

Genuinely horrifying. 20 million people receive HIV antiviral treatment from the program annually. Mothers with HIV would transmit it to their infants at birth if not for perinatal antiviral treatment. This should be resumed as soon as possible. Every day of delay means more lives lost.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 24/01/2025

Papua New Guinea has 840 living languages — more than any other country. A living language is one that is spoken by at least one person as their first language. The chart shows the ten countries with the most living languages as of 2024.

A horizontal bar chart displaying the number of living languages spoken in various countries. The countries listed from highest to lowest number of languages are:

1. Papua New Guinea: 840 languages
2. Indonesia: 710 languages
3. Nigeria: 530 languages
4. India: 453 languages
5. China: 306 languages
6. Mexico: 293 languages
7. Cameroon: 279 languages
8. United States: 236 languages
9. Australia: 224 languages
10. Brazil: 222 languages

The chart is titled "How many living languages are spoken in each country?" and states that a living language has at least one person speaking it as their first language. Data source is cited as Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) International, 2024, with a note referencing Our World in Data.

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Andy Purvis @andypurvisnhm.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

‘Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace's legacy for a biodiverse future’ - a special issue of Phil Trans R Soc B in honour of a very special biodiversity scientist - is published today by @royalsociety.org. royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1917

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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Thank you, Jimmy Carter. This chart is on a log scale. This year there have been just 7 cases of guinea worm. ourworldindata.org/grapher/numb...

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Right to Roam @righttoroam.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Here's an early Christmas present. @spoonerf.bsky.social has jazzed up our map of inaccessible monuments. Investigate the hidden heritage near you! 👇 spoonerf.github.io/inaccessible...

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Inaccessible Scheduled Monuments

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 23/12/2024

Many people talk about the "Golden Age of Antibiotics", but I hadn't seen it visualized properly. Just how many types of antibiotics were discovered during that time? So, I visualized it myself!

A timeline titled "The Golden Age of Antibiotics" shows when each antibiotic drug class was first available for medical use, with example antibiotics labeled. Classes are color-coded by their source: actinomycetes, other bacteria, fungi, or synthetic. Milestones include the first antibiotics (arsphenamines in 1910), as well as the discovery of many actinomycetes-derived antibiotics, such as streptomycin, and sulfonamides, penicillins, and tetracyclines. Data: Hutchings, Truman, Wilkinson (2019). Created by Saloni Dattani for Our World in Data.

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Simon van Teutem @simonvanteutem.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

🧵 Ever wonder how far most international migrants travel from their home countries? It turns out, not very far at all. For @ourworldindata.org, Tuna Acisu and I took a closer look at the data—and the results might change how you see global migration.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 10/12/2024

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems. We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵

A chart in three parts showing data on child mortality to make the points that "The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time."

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 09/12/2024

Large amounts of antibiotics are used in livestock, and overuse is a risk for antibiotic resistance. But there are ways to reduce this — and several countries have shown how.

This chart compares the global average amounts of antibiotics used for different livestock animals in 2020. Antibiotic use is measured in milligrams per kilogram of animal product. Sheep have the highest usage at 243 mg, followed by pigs at 173 mg, cattle at 60 mg, and chickens at 35 mg. The note clarifies that the data excludes certain antimicrobial substances like ionophores, which are considered veterinary medicines and not classified as "medically important" antibiotics. The source of the data is from research published in 2023.

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Esteban Ortiz-Ospina @eortizospina.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

“In 1800, 1 in 3 people on earth were Chinese. Today, it’s less than 1 in 5” From Tom Whitwell's "52 things I learned in 2024": medium.com/@tomwhitwell... h/t @maxroser.bsky.social

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Population

An interactive visualization from Our World in Data.

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Dan Hancox @danhancox.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

"We can't win a war against water" - I went to the fastest-eroding coastline in Europe, Holderness in East Yorks, to look for the lost medieval pirate town of Ravenser Odd, and ask whether we need to learn to let go of the places we call home, for @aeon.co aeon.co/essays/how-t...

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How to live on the edge of a disappearing coastline | Aeon Essays

In a changing climate, the instinct is to save everything you can. But maybe letting go is braver – and better for the future?

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