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Our World In Data

The global trade of plastic waste has fallen dramatically in the last decade

The global trade of plastic waste has fallen drama...

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China’s adoption of industrial robots has surged over the past decade

China’s adoption of industrial robots has surged o...

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The Syrian civil war has killed hundreds of thousands, displaced millions, and caused poor health and widespread poverty

The Syrian civil war has killed hundreds of thousa...

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What is the most common religious affiliation in each country?

What is the most common religious affiliation in e...

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William Foege, the physician who saved many millions from smallpox

William Foege, the physician who saved many millio...

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People living in England and Wales are much less likely to be victims of theft than in the 1990s

People living in England and Wales are much less l...

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Indonesia’s shift to cleaner cooking fuels has greatly improved air quality and health

Indonesia’s shift to cleaner cooking fuels has gre...

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Stomach cancer used to be the main cause of cancer mortality in Japan; since then, rates have fallen dramatically

Stomach cancer used to be the main cause of cancer...

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Suicide rates in Lithuania have more than halved since their 1990s peak

Suicide rates in Lithuania have more than halved s...

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Over 40,000 near-Earth asteroids have been detected since 1990

Over 40,000 near-Earth asteroids have been detecte...

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Malaysia is an outlier: richer than its neighbors but doing worse on child nutrition

Malaysia is an outlier: richer than its neighbors ...

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Many children who could benefit from oral rehydration therapy for diarrhea still don’t receive it

Many children who could benefit from oral rehydrat...

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Global deaths from cancer have increased, but the world has made progress against it

Global deaths from cancer have increased, but the ...

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Some parts of Europe have a growing population, while others are shrinking

Some parts of Europe have a growing population, wh...

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Child deaths outnumber homicides in the United States, but get far less public attention

Child deaths outnumber homicides in the United Sta...

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On every continent, food supplies have grown faster than the population

On every continent, food supplies have grown faste...

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South Korea has doubled its productivity since 2000, overtaking Japan

South Korea has doubled its productivity since 200...

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How the UK government spends £100 of its budget

How the UK government spends £100 of its budget

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GDP per capita has doubled in all three Baltic states since 2000

GDP per capita has doubled in all three Baltic sta...

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In most countries, imports from China account for less than 10% of GDP, even where China is the top partner

In most countries, imports from China account for ...

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Ethiopia imports much more from China than it used to — as do many other African countries

Ethiopia imports much more from China than it used...

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China is the top import partner for most countries in the world

China is the top import partner for most countries...

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In these nine countries with the worst child mortality rates, about one in ten children dies before turning five

In these nine countries with the worst child morta...

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Global chicken consumption per person has quadrupled since 1961

Global chicken consumption per person has quadrupl...

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How many lives would be saved if Africa had other regions’ child mortality rates?

How many lives would be saved if Africa had other ...

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American homicide victims are mostly men, except when the killer is an intimate partner

American homicide victims are mostly men, except w...

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China’s fertility rate has fallen to one, continuing a long decline that began before and continued after the one-child policy

China’s fertility rate has fallen to one, continui...

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Seasonal flu kills about 700,000 people each year across the world

Seasonal flu kills about 700,000 people each year ...

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Afghans report the lowest life satisfaction in the world

Afghans report the lowest life satisfaction in the...

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Women are more likely to be victims of partner homicide

Women are more likely to be victims of partner hom...

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Growth of global GDP per capita has been remarkably steady over the past three decades

Growth of global GDP per capita has been remarkabl...

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