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<title>Our World in Data</title>
<subtitle>Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems</subtitle>
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<updated>2025-11-24T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Just ten species make up almost half the weight of all wild mammals on Earth]]></title>
            <id>https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/wild-mammal-biomass-dominance</id>
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            <published>2025-11-24T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Fiona Spooner</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[A small number of species dominate the distribution of wild mammal biomass.<br><br><a href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/wild-mammal-biomass-dominance"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/44fe312c-c616-4780-34d9-f1828e1f7e00/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[The end of progress against extreme poverty?]]></title>
            <id>https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/end-progress-extreme-poverty</id>
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            <published>2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[In the last three decades, the world has made progress against extreme poverty faster than ever before. But unless the poorest economies start growing, this period of progress against the worst form of poverty is over.<br><br><a href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/end-progress-extreme-poverty"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/baec824b-408e-4d76-5e06-3817b5b0b600/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Anxiety is one of the world’s most common health issues. How have treatments evolved over the last 70 years?]]></title>
            <id>https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/timeline-anxiety-medications</id>
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            <published>2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Tuna Acisu</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[Anxiety affects at least hundreds of millions of people every year. What treatments are available, and how have they changed over time?<br><br><a href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/timeline-anxiety-medications"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9a86b91f-d6ca-44b9-389d-cced0aa44200/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing our new, more powerful search]]></title>
            <id>https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/introducing-new-search</id>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/introducing-new-search"/>
            <published>2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Matthieu Bergel</name></author><author><name>Sophia Mersmann</name></author><author><name>Marwa Boukarim</name></author><author><name>Martin Račák</name></author><author><name>Joe Hasell</name></author><author><name>Charlie Giattino</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[Finding what you’re looking for, or discovering something new, has never been easier.<br><br><a href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/introducing-new-search"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/31f2adef-3472-48f6-1dfc-e04a61045f00/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[While vaping is not risk-free, it is less harmful than tobacco]]></title>
            <id>https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/vaping-vs-smoking-health-risks</id>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/vaping-vs-smoking-health-risks"/>
            <published>2025-11-03T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about vaping and its effects.<br><br><a href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/vaping-vs-smoking-health-risks"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/54a3ed6a-16c9-4cf8-c5af-ef7bb9a89b00/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Resource use matters, but material footprints are a poor way to measure it]]></title>
            <id>https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/material-footprint-limitations</id>
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            <published>2025-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[Adding up the weight of very different materials doesn’t tell us about their scarcity, environmental, or socioeconomic impacts.<br><br><a href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/material-footprint-limitations"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/920609d4-e819-4a82-d01a-821ca39f4a00/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Does the news reflect what we die from?]]></title>
            <id>https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/does-the-news-reflect-what-we-die-from</id>
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            <published>2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Tuna Acisu</name></author><author><name>Edouard Mathieu</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[What do Americans die from, and what do the New York Times, Washington Post, and Fox News report on?<br><br><a href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/does-the-news-reflect-what-we-die-from"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9cf97009-994a-46f5-707b-980a8c6e4700/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Foreign aid from the United States saved millions of lives each year]]></title>
            <id>https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/us-foreign-aid-saved-millions</id>
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            <published>2025-09-29T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Simon van Teutem</name></author><author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[For decades, these aid programs received bipartisan support and made a difference. Cutting them will cost lives.<br><br><a href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/us-foreign-aid-saved-millions"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/6b1dbe69-36c2-4089-8865-00bfba0e7200/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Wolbachia bacteria could help us tackle some of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases]]></title>
            <id>https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/wolbachia-neglected-tropical-diseases</id>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/wolbachia-neglected-tropical-diseases"/>
            <published>2025-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[A common bacterium can dramatically reduce the spread of dengue fever and other tropical diseases.<br><br><a href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/wolbachia-neglected-tropical-diseases"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b73cc19b-5461-4c8f-99dd-5ff063cbd900/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hannah Ritchie’s new book on tackling climate change is out now]]></title>
            <id>https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/hannah-ritchie-new-book</id>
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            <published>2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Charlie Giattino</name></author><author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[“Clearing the Air” is available now.<br><br><a href="https://country-profiles.owid.pages.dev/hannah-ritchie-new-book"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/27999dbd-d329-40fe-1284-0661acb16100/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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