Name: New insights on poverty
Uploaded: 2007-06-25T09:12:00Z
Duration: 18 min 43 s
Description: Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing.

Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing.

New insights on poverty

Global trends show that countries often advance in health and education faster than their economies grow. In 1820, Austria and Sweden lost one-fifth of their children before age one, but today most nations surpass 90 percent child survival. Animated data reveal that terms like 'developed' and 'developing' no longer capture the real picture. Progress, though uneven and carbon-intensive, proves that dramatic change is possible.

Poverty Declines As Data Shatters Myths About Progress

Africa

Asia

economics

global issues

health

statistics

visualizations

poverty

international development

equality

TED Stage Talk

Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty