The fertility rate is commonly confused with the eventual number of births per woman. This can result in misinterpreting the impact of policies and trends over time.

Data on fertility rates, ages of mothers and fathers at childbirth, twin births, reproductive technologies, contraception, and more.

Air pollution tends to get worse before it gets better, but how can we accelerate this transition?

An honorary doctorate from KU Leuven & UCLouvain and a “Dove of Peace” in Germany.

Maternal mortality was much more common in the past. It is much lower today, but global inequalities are still large.

Check out the new video from Oxford Social Sciences, where Max shares his journey with this project.

Estimates range from less than $1 trillion to $7 trillion. Where do these numbers come from?

We are very excited to share that Claire Melamed and Michael Blastland have joined our Board of Trustees.

The path to recent advanced AI systems has been more about building larger systems than making scientific breakthroughs.

Migrants send or bring back over three times the amount of global foreign aid. Cutting transaction fees could make this support even more effective in reducing poverty.

In the 1980s, economist Julian Simon won his bet with biologist Paul Ehrlich on mineral prices. But what does the long-term data tell us about supply and demand for resources?

Antibiotics revolutionized medicine, but their effectiveness is threatened by resistance. This new page presents global data and research on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.

Many antibiotics were developed during the “Golden Age of Antibiotics”. How did it happen, why has antibiotic development slowed down since then, and what can we do to reignite it?

To use antibiotics more effectively, it’s important to know how different antibiotics work and how antibiotic resistance can evolve and spread.

Long-distance moves are becoming more common, but they remain the exception. For most, international migration still means crossing a nearby border, not an ocean.

Overuse is a risk for antibiotic resistance, but there are ways to reduce it.

Many countries refuse to share their data, which is a risk for antimicrobial resistance.

Sometimes, the most important news is when something isn’t happening.

In some countries, most children and pregnant women are anemic. There are low-cost ways to tackle this.

An overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.

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