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One in four people in the world is younger than 15. Just one in ten is 65 or older.
But there are huge differences in this distribution across countries. In the chart, we’ve shown these global figures alongside the country with the largest share of children, the Central African
Every year, over half a million women develop cervical cancer, and more than 300,000 die from the disease. These deaths are particularly tragic because we can prevent them through vaccination and early screening.
Because cervical cancer is caused by a virus — the “human
How is life at different levels of GDP per capita?
The chart shows the relationship between GDP (gross domestic product) per capita — a measure of average incomes in a country — and people’s living conditions.
Where GDP per capita is higher, living conditions are far better in
Tracking who trades with whom around the world.
The International Trade in Goods dataset from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) records how much each country exports to and imports from each of its trading partners. This data goes back to 1948.
Countries report to the IMF
