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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.
For many of us, it doesn’t cost much to improve someone’s life, and we can do much more of it
https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-donations-increase
Published: March 10, 2025 10:22
Most countries spend less than 1% of their national income on foreign aid; even small increases could make a big difference.
“Cool” years are now hotter than the “warm” years of the past: tracking global temperatures through El Niño and La Niña
https://ourworldindata.org/global-temperatures-el-nino-la-nina
Published: March 3, 2025 04:00
The world is warming despite natural fluctuations from the El Niño cycle.