2025-08-11 12:00:00
In June 2025, the World Bank increased its extreme poverty estimates by 125 million people. This doesn’t mean the world has gotten poorer: it reflects a new, higher International Poverty Line of $3 a day, up from $2.15.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/new-international-poverty-line-3-dollars-per-day" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/43f2893b-21b1-42de-1908-2293e2516400/w=1350"/></a>
2025-08-04 12:00:00
Over a century of progress in surgery, drugs, prevention, and emergency response has driven down death rates from heart disease and stroke.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/cardiovascular-deaths-decline" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7ca4974e-8cc8-4b46-a09f-a870c56c1600/w=1350"/></a>
2025-07-28 12:00:00
If we get it right, the world could save more than 1.2 million lives every year.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/ending-tuberculosis-save-millions" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8168303b-e636-4850-ffdc-90eeca931600/w=1350"/></a>
2025-07-21 12:00:00
Cuts to US aid could end the Demographic and Health Surveys. This would leave a massive gap in our understanding of global health, mortality, and development.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/demographic-health-surveys-risk" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/fd6c3b38-3997-4f3d-1051-b35ac4e0d000/w=1350"/></a>
2025-07-14 12:00:00
The World Bank classifies countries into four income groups based on average income per person. This article explains how these groups are defined.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/world-bank-income-groups-explained" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/d4cdc240-17cd-4e8c-31e3-d1d197547600/w=1350"/></a>
2025-07-09 12:00:00
Learn more about different options for embedding our interactive charts.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/new-feature-embed-archived-charts" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7eedca36-daec-4abd-5f19-a87de6a05a00/w=1350"/></a>
