Authors

US likely to trail other rich nations in life expectancy by 2030

There's good news for South Korea, but lack of universal health insurance, a high rate of child mortality and soaring obesity levels spells trouble for the USA.

09 Jul 2020

European Union

This is how long people in Europe will work over their lifetime

Eurostat have forecast how long an average person in Europe can expect to work for depending on what country they live in.

01 Jul 2020

Future of Consumption

This study shows which countries eat the most meat

A recent study by Statista shows the countries that consumed the most meat in 2018. The United States ranked first, followed by meat loving Australia.

11 May 2020

COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic could push half a billion people into poverty

Charity group Oxfam has warned that a global recession caused by COVID-19 could push 8 percent of the world's population into poverty.

12 Apr 2020

COVID-19

Infographic: COVID-19 causes an unprecedented decline in air traffic

Flight tracking data from website Flightradar24 shows the disruption coronavirus has caused to the aviation industry, with flights down significantly.

01 Apr 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19's staggering impact on global education

More than a billion students worldwide are unable to go to school or university, due to lockdown measures to stop the spread of COVID-19.

26 Mar 2020

COVID-19

This chart shows the total number of COVID-19 cases and recoveries so far

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China there have been more than 100,000 confirmed cases. This chart shows the total number of COVID-19 cases and recoveries, as of 11...

11 Mar 2020

COVID-19

How the fatality rate of Coronavirus changes with age

Data from Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows how the COV-19 fatality rate increases with age.

03 Mar 2020

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This is the global economic cost of air pollution

Air pollution costs an estimated $2.9 trillion, according to research.

18 Feb 2020

Workforce and Employment

Here's how age and region affects working from home in Europe

Across Europe, younger workers generally go into work while older people choose to work from home.

14 Feb 2020

Banking and Capital Markets

These countries think capitalism does more harm than good

The Edelman Trust Barometer found that more than half of respondents agreed with the statement that capitalism 'is doing more harm than good in its current form'.

12 Feb 2020

China

科研成果领先世界的国家

美国国家科学基金会（NSF）发布的数据显示，2018年全球共发表了2,555,959篇科学与工程（S & E）研究的文章，比十年前的1,755,850篇有了显著增加。在过去十年中，该领域的全球科研产出以每年4%的速度增长，而中国的增长率是世界平均水平的两倍。尽管美国在2008年处于领先地位，但现在已被中国取代——现在中国成为了全球S & E研究成果最多的国家。

31 Jan 2020

China

The countries leading the world in scientific research

The past decade saw China overtake the United States publishing scientific research. As a whole, the EU accounted for nearly a quarter of all studies published.

13 Jan 2020