<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <title>Our World in Data</title> <subtitle>Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems</subtitle> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/</id> <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org"/> <link type="application/atom+xml" rel="self" href="https://ourworldindata.org/atom.xml"/> <updated>2025-03-31T03:00:00.000Z</updated> <entry> <title><![CDATA[Air pollution kills millions every year — where does it come from?]]></title> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution-sources</id> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution-sources"/> <published>2025-03-31T03:00:00.000Z</published> <updated>2025-03-26T09:56:17.000Z</updated> <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Pablo Rosado</name></author> <summary><![CDATA[A breakdown of the sources of many air pollutants that damage our health and ecosystems.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution-sources" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/5a98a347-7411-40c8-4c1b-30a542d22f00/w=1350"/></a>]]></summary> </entry> <entry> <title><![CDATA[How much foreign aid is spent domestically rather than overseas?]]></title> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-domestic-overseas</id> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-domestic-overseas"/> <published>2025-03-24T04:00:00.000Z</published> <updated>2025-03-27T07:34:06.000Z</updated> <author><name>Simon van Teutem</name></author><author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author> <summary><![CDATA[In many countries, a significant share of aid is spent domestically on hosting refugees, offering student scholarships, and administrative costs.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-domestic-overseas" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/78a7ce1c-2086-4716-c5dc-30f130bbee00/w=1350"/></a>]]></summary> </entry> <entry> <title><![CDATA[For many of us, it doesn’t cost much to improve someone’s life, and we can do much more of it]]></title> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-donations-increase</id> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-donations-increase"/> <published>2025-03-10T10:00:00.000Z</published> <updated>2025-03-10T10:22:40.000Z</updated> <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author> <summary><![CDATA[Most countries spend less than 1% of their national income on foreign aid; even small increases could make a big difference.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-donations-increase" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/486658e7-cc1e-4bed-f5a7-4c66b7ced500/w=1350"/></a>]]></summary> </entry> <entry> <title><![CDATA[“Cool” years are now hotter than the “warm” years of the past: tracking global temperatures through El Niño and La Niña]]></title> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/global-temperatures-el-nino-la-nina</id> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/global-temperatures-el-nino-la-nina"/> <published>2025-03-03T04:00:00.000Z</published> <updated>2025-02-27T10:21:45.000Z</updated> <author><name>Veronika Samborska</name></author><author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author> <summary><![CDATA[The world is warming despite natural fluctuations from the El Niño cycle.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/global-temperatures-el-nino-la-nina" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/40c0d7fb-f503-45b1-8eda-8cc001f4dd00/w=1350"/></a>]]></summary> </entry> <entry> <title><![CDATA[The baby boom in seven charts]]></title> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/baby-boom-seven-charts</id> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/baby-boom-seven-charts"/> <published>2025-02-24T04:10:00.000Z</published> <updated>2025-03-01T11:33:45.000Z</updated> <author><name>Saloni Dattani</name></author><author><name>Lucas Rodés-Guirao</name></author> <summary><![CDATA[The baby boom reshaped family life and drove population growth in many countries. In this article, we explore the key patterns in seven charts.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/baby-boom-seven-charts" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8ef118fd-a238-4212-76af-2674b5b4d300/w=1350"/></a>]]></summary> </entry> <entry> <title><![CDATA[Why the total fertility rate doesn’t necessarily tell us the number of births women eventually have]]></title> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/total-fertility-rate-births-per-woman</id> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/total-fertility-rate-births-per-woman"/> <published>2025-02-24T04:05:00.000Z</published> <updated>2025-02-24T07:54:58.000Z</updated> <author><name>Saloni Dattani</name></author><author><name>Lucas Rodés-Guirao</name></author> <summary><![CDATA[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.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/total-fertility-rate-births-per-woman" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/07feefbb-15b0-4bbe-6a26-894e38507400/w=1350"/></a>]]></summary> </entry> <entry> <title><![CDATA[Explore changing patterns in fertility worldwide]]></title> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate</id> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate"/> <published>2025-02-24T04:00:00.000Z</published> <updated>2025-02-20T13:23:59.000Z</updated> <author><name>Saloni Dattani</name></author><author><name>Lucas Rodés-Guirao</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author> <summary><![CDATA[Data on fertility rates, ages of mothers and fathers at childbirth, twin births, reproductive technologies, contraception, and more.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/22159485-fcb9-4811-8ca9-93644ffade00/w=1350"/></a>]]></summary> </entry> <entry> <title><![CDATA[In many countries, people breathe the cleanest air in centuries. What can the rest of the world learn from this?]]></title> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/cleanest-air-lessons</id> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/cleanest-air-lessons"/> <published>2025-02-17T04:00:00.000Z</published> <updated>2025-02-26T13:20:06.000Z</updated> <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author> <summary><![CDATA[Air pollution tends to get worse before it gets better, but how can we accelerate this transition?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/cleanest-air-lessons" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/2634177d-6b60-4df5-3152-c38263399f00/w=1350"/></a>]]></summary> </entry> <entry> <title><![CDATA[Our founder, Max Roser, has received two prestigious honors]]></title> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/max-roser-received-two-prestigious-honors</id> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/max-roser-received-two-prestigious-honors"/> <published>2025-02-10T04:00:00.000Z</published> <updated>2025-02-10T08:56:47.000Z</updated> <author><name>Angela Wenham</name></author><author><name>Charlie Giattino</name></author> <summary><![CDATA[An honorary doctorate from KU Leuven & UCLouvain and a “Dove of Peace” in Germany.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/max-roser-received-two-prestigious-honors" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/679eea1d-ea22-4824-cccd-6b2044447a00/w=1350"/></a>]]></summary> </entry> <entry> <title><![CDATA[If we can make maternal deaths as rare as in the healthiest countries, we can save 275,000 mothers each year]]></title> <id>https://ourworldindata.org/maternal-deaths-save-mothers</id> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/maternal-deaths-save-mothers"/> <published>2025-02-03T04:00:00.000Z</published> <updated>2025-01-27T14:51:19.000Z</updated> <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author> <summary><![CDATA[Maternal mortality was much more common in the past. It is much lower today, but global inequalities are still large.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/maternal-deaths-save-mothers" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1a2ccaa1-7f25-4250-6151-acd5affb0400/w=1350"/></a>]]></summary> </entry> </feed>