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35 sourced numbers on how life on Earth is really changing. Each comes with its trend, not just today’s figure, and links back to where it came from: Our World in Data, the WHO, the World Bank and more.

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Extreme poverty worldwide

10.4%
−76% since 1990
19902024

Growing economies and wider access to work and social support lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet about 847 million people still live on less than $3.00 a day (the World Bank's new poverty line as of 2025, replacing $2.15), and since 2019-2020 the pace of decline has clearly slowed, hit by COVID and a worsening trend in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Source · World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform, via Our World in Data

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Health & longevity

Living longer, dying less
19 readings
Child mortality (under 5) 37 per 1,000 −60% since 1990 Life expectancy 73 years +41 years since 1900 Deaths from smallpox 0 (eradicated 1980) ≈2M/year in the 1960s → 0 Maternal mortality 197 per 100,000 −40% since 2000 Polio (wild virus) ≈40 cases (2025) −99.9% since 1988 DTP3 vaccine coverage 85% from 20% (1980) to 85% Safe drinking water at home 74% +2.2B people since 2000 Guinea worm disease 10 cases (2025, provisional) from ≈3.5M in 1986 Basic sanitation access 82.2% +27 pts since 2000 Malaria death rate 9.6 per 100,000 −34% since 2000 Tuberculosis death rate 14.7 per 100,000 −69% since 2000 HIV/AIDS death rate 9.9 per 100,000 −63% from 2000s peak Neonatal mortality (first 28 days) 17 per 1,000 −53% since 1990 New HIV infections 1.2 million (2025) −65% from 1995 peak Tobacco use among adults 20.9% −11.8 pts since 2000 Road traffic death rate 15 per 100,000 −16% since 2010 Adult obesity worldwide 16.4% +168% since 1990 Teen births (ages 15-19) 38.3 per 1,000 −58% since 1960 Measles vaccination (1-year-olds) 84.3% from 13% (1980) to 84%

Poverty, hunger & work

How people live and earn
5 readings
Extreme poverty worldwide 10.4% −76% since 1990 Chronic hunger worldwide 8.2% −4.5 pts since 2000 Children in child labour 7.8% −8.2 pts since 2000 Child stunting (under 5) 23.2% −9.9 pts since 2000 Female labor force participation 55.1% 56% in 1990 → 55.1% in 2025

Knowledge & connection

Learning and getting online
4 readings
Internet access 74% from <1% in 1995 to 74% in 2025 Adult literacy 88% +13 pts since 1990 Years of schooling (adults) 8.8 years +2.9 years since 1990 Mobile broadband affordability 1.1% from 1.9% of income in 2021 to 1.1% in 2024

Energy & environment

Power and the planet
7 readings
Cost of solar electricity 0.043 $/kWh −90% since 2010 Access to electricity 92% +14 pts since 2000 Share of electricity from solar and wind 17.3% from 0.2% in 2000 Deaths from natural disasters around 10× lower than a century ago −90%+ since the 1920s Ozone-depleting substances −99% layer recovery by ~2066 Access to clean cooking 74.4% +25 pts since 2000 Share of new car sales that are electric 25% from 2% in 2018 to 25% in 2025

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