📈 Human Progress

In the last decades humanity has made great progress with less extreme poverty, increased health, wealth and democracy. We follow in the tradition of professor Hans Rosling.

Warp Editorial Staff 2 min read

🌳 Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has decreased by a third

Deforestation in the Amazon decreased by 34 percent during the first half of the year compared to 2022. In July, the region entered a dry season with an increased risk for deforestation. Was the positive trend interrupted then?

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💉 A leap forward in the battle against malaria: 18 million vaccine doses for 12 African nations

Over the last three years, a significant decrease in child deaths due to malaria was observed, owing to the world's first malaria vaccine. Now 12 African countries are to receive 18 million doses of the malaria vaccine.

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👩‍🔬 US destroys its last chemical weapons

All signatories of the Chemical Weapons Convention have now destroyed their stockpiles.

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🌏 Global inequality is actually decreasing

Despite frequent claims of rising inequality, global inequality is actually decreasing. Around the end of the Cold War, global inequality reached its zenith with a Gini index score of 69.4 in 1988. By 2018, this figure had fallen to 60.1, a level last seen at the end of the 19th century.

Warp Editorial Staff 2 min read

👪 Fewer Swedish children experience separation (did the pandemic lead to fewer divorces?)

2021 and 2022 represented a break in the trend, with fewer children experiencing their parents' separation.

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🛢️ Significant drop in tanker oil spills

The number of oil spills from tankers has seen a significant decrease. Also the quantity of oil spilled has decreased dramatically.

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🌍 Successful trials of new meningitis vaccine in Africa

The vaccine has the potential to save up to 250,000 lives annually. NmCV-5, unlike current alternatives, provides protection against five main meningococcal strains, including the dangerous emerging X strain.

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👮 U.S. murder rate sees a remarkable drop

The first five months of 2023 have seen a sharp decline in murder rate, in more than 90 cities across America.

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🧭 New study: Morality not in decline

Most people believe morality is on the decline. But data shows no change in everyday morality over several decades. It might even be the opposite.