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COVID-19 Data Explorer
Explore all of our data on COVID-19 vaccinations, cases, excess mortality, and much more.How to read the famous Coronavirus trajectory chart – Video Explainer
How do the carbon footprint of foods compare? – Our article as a video
How are governments responding to the Coronavirus pandemic?
How are countries responding to the pandemic? When and what measures have countries put in place?What can data on testing tell us about the pandemic?
Data on the extent of testing for COVID-19 provides important information about the reliability of the data we use to understand the spread of the virus’. Here we discuss two measures of the extent testing and what they can tell us about the pandemic.How to embed interactive COVID-19 charts in your articles
Our goal is to bring together the best data and build the visualization tools that allows you to understand the spread of the pandemic. Our free, open-access charts cover all countries in the world. Here we show how to customize and embed charts in your own articles.We teamed up with Kurzgesagt to make a video about the COVID-19 pandemic
We worked with the Youtube channel, Kurzgesagt, to make a video on the COVID-19 pandemic and what to do about it.COVID-19 deaths and cases: how do sources compare?
There are three main data sources on the latest Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19). How do estimates of confirmed cases and deaths compare?Food waste is responsible for 6% of global greenhouse gas emissions
Food losses and waste – in supply chains and by consumers – account for around one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions from food. That’s 6% of total global emissions.The carbon footprint of foods: are differences explained by the impacts of methane?
How we treat the climate impacts of methane has a significant difference on the carbon footprint of foods. But even if we exclude methane, meat and dairy products have the highest footprint.The Spanish flu: The global impact of the largest influenza pandemic in history
Redesigning Our World in Data: from one to two columns
What are the safest and cleanest sources of energy?
Fossil fuels are the dirtiest and most dangerous energy sources, while nuclear and modern renewable energy sources are vastly safer and cleaner. The differences are huge.Redesigning Our World in Data: from posts and articles to posts in articles
Less meat is nearly always better than sustainable meat, to reduce your carbon footprint
Despite large differences in farming practices across the world, plant-based protein sources still have a lower footprint than the lowest-impact meat products.Is the world making progress against cancer?
Adjusted for both population growth and aging, mortality from cancer is falling globally.Very little of global food is transported by air; this greatly reduces the climate benefits of eating local
Transporting food by plane can come with a large carbon footprint. But very little of our food travels this way – just 0.16% of food miles are from air travel.You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local
‘Eat local’ is a common recommendation to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet. But transport tends to account for a small share of greenhouse gas emissions. How does the impact of what you eat compare to where it’s come from?Is there a loneliness epidemic?
The media claims we are experiencing a ‘loneliness epidemic’. What is the evidence for this?Are people more likely to be lonely in so-called ‘individualistic’ societies?
In countries such as Denmark and Switzerland, it is very common for people to live alone; but contrary to what many believe, this does not translate into higher loneliness. Loneliness and aloneness are not the same.