Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries?
Americans have a lower life expectancy than people in other rich countries despite paying much more for healthcare. What factors may explain this?
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Global inequalities in CO₂ emissions from aviation
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The Our World in Data dataset which has tracked COVID-19 testing across the world since the start of the pandemic has been peer-reviewed and published in the academic journal, Nature.Cars, planes, trains: where do CO₂ emissions from transport come from?
Transport accounts for around one-fifth of global CO₂ emissions. Three-quarters of this is from road transport.Audience Survey - Who uses Our World in Data, and for what purpose?
Millions of people use Our World in Data every month. We looked at survey responses to understand who uses our work, and what for.We teamed up with Kurzgesagt to make a video about climate change: 'Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change? Well, it's Complicated'
A video about the drivers and possible solutions to climate change.It’s not just about child mortality, life expectancy increased at all ages
It’s often argued that life expectancy across the world has only increased because child mortality has fallen. But this is untrue. The data shows that life expectancy has increased at all ages.Sector by sector: where do global greenhouse gas emissions come from?
Globally, we emit around 50 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases yearly. Where do these emissions come from? We take a look, sector-by-sector.Which countries have protected both health and the economy in the pandemic?
Exemplars in Global Health: Which countries are most successful in preventing maternal deaths?
830 women die from pregnancy-related causes on any given day. Most of these deaths are preventable. How can we use the Exemplar framework to identify which countries have been most successful in doing so?How epidemiological models of COVID-19 help us estimate the true number of infections
We know that confirmed COVID-19 cases are only a fraction of true infections. How small a fraction though?Exemplars in Global Health: Learning from the most successful countries in the world
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Our history is a battle against the microbes: we lost terribly before science, public health, and vaccines allowed us to protect ourselves
For most of our history, we were losing terribly against the microbes. Only recently did we turn the battle in our favor. Vaccines were a major breakthrough.Emerging COVID-19 success story: Vietnam’s commitment to containment
Vietnam is one country which has responded well to the Coronavirus pandemic. How did they do so? In-country experts provide key insights.Emerging COVID-19 success story: South Korea learned the lessons of MERS
South Korea is one country which has responded well to the Coronavirus pandemic. How did they do so? In-country experts provide key insights.Emerging COVID-19 success story: Germany's strong enabling environment
Germany is one country which has responded well to the Coronavirus pandemic. How did they do so? In-country experts provide key insights.How experts use data to identify emerging COVID-19 success stories
How can we identify which countries have responded well to the Coronavirus pandemic? We look at the key metrics that help us identify success stories.A pandemic primer on excess mortality statistics and their comparability across countries
Excess mortality has become a key metric to understand the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. How is excess mortality measured; and what can we learn from cross-country comparisons?We teamed up with Kurzgesagt to make a video about climate change: 'Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It?'
A video about the contributors to climate change, and how countries can work together.Best practices for governments reporting COVID-19 testing data
Not all countries report their data in a helpful way. To help official providers of testing data, we set out some simple recommendations based the best reporting practices across the countries included in our testing dataset.