To reduce child mortality, we need to understand what children are dying from. People often ask me for my favorite statistic. My answer changes, depending on what I’m obsessed with at any given moment. But my least favorite has been the same for years: five million children die every year…
Source: Our World in Data is a project of Global Change Data Lab
Our World In Data
- When do people experience mental health conditions for the first time?
- A 73% average decline in wildlife populations: an overview of the 2026 Living Planet Index report
- What impact will climate change have on malaria?
- How high is current immigration to the United States in historical perspective?
- Is organic farming better for the environment than conventional farming?
Climate Change
- What impact will climate change have on malaria?
- Hannah Ritchie’s second book, “Clearing the Air”, is out in paperback in the United Kingdom
- Air conditioning is almost universal in the US and Japan — but not elsewhere
