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Bite-sized insights on how the world is changing, written by our team
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Measles leaves children vulnerable to other diseases for years
https://ourworldindata.org/measles-increases-disease-risk
Published: June 16, 2025 04:00
Measles causes more than an acute illness: it suppresses immune memory and increases the risk of complications for years.
Announcing new features: better interactive maps
https://ourworldindata.org/new-features-better-maps
Published: June 10, 2025 07:12
Learn what’s new and try it out yourself.
Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable
https://ourworldindata.org/childhood-leukemia-treatment-history
Published: June 9, 2025 04:00
Until the 1960s, many children affected by leukemia would quickly die from it. Now, most children in rich countries are cured.
Once a leading killer, tuberculosis is now rare in rich countries — here’s how it happened
https://ourworldindata.org/tuberculosis-history-decline
Published: June 2, 2025 04:00
As much as one-quarter of deaths in Europe and the United States were once from tuberculosis.
What are international dollars?
https://ourworldindata.org/international-dollars
Published: May 26, 2025 04:00
International dollars are used to compare incomes and purchasing power across countries and over time. Here, we explain how they’re calculated and why they’re used.
Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year
https://ourworldindata.org/measles-vaccines-save-lives
Published: May 19, 2025 04:00
Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks.
Where in the world are babies at the lowest risk of dying?
https://ourworldindata.org/where-are-babies-at-lowest-risk-of-dying
Published: May 12, 2025 04:00
It’s difficult to compare countries because they don’t always measure infant mortality in the same way.
Children in rich countries are much less likely to die than a few decades ago, but we rarely hear about this progress
https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality-rich-countries-decline
Published: May 5, 2025 04:00
In most rich countries, child mortality has more than halved in the last thirty years; we know we can go further.
How a data journalist at The Economist, Sondre Solstad, uses Our World in Data
https://ourworldindata.org/how-journalist-the-economist-uses-owid
Published: April 28, 2025 04:00
A story of how our work helps journalists who use data.
How effective and safe are measles vaccines?
https://ourworldindata.org/measles-vaccine-effectiveness-safety
Published: April 21, 2025 08:20
Data from large meta-analyses show that measles vaccination is highly effective and safe, giving a 95% reduction in the risk of measles.
What is foreign aid? How “Official Development Assistance” is measured
https://ourworldindata.org/what-is-foreign-aid
Published: April 14, 2025 07:09
Foreign aid measurement is complicated — what exactly counts as Official Development Assistance, what doesn’t, and how much is actually spent abroad?
Air pollution kills millions every year — where does it come from?
https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution-sources
Published: March 31, 2025 03:00
A breakdown of the sources of many air pollutants that damage our health and ecosystems.
How much foreign aid is spent domestically rather than overseas?
https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-domestic-overseas
Published: March 24, 2025 04:00
In many countries, a significant share of aid is spent domestically on hosting refugees, offering student scholarships, and administrative costs.