Max is the founder of Our World in Data and began working on this free online publication in 2011. Today, he serves as the publication’s editor and leads the team as its co-director.He is the Professor of Practice in Global Data Analytics at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, the Programme Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, and the Executive Co-Director of Global Change Data Lab, the non-profit organization that publishes Our World in Data.| Our World in Data
Hannah joined us in 2017. She became Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead at Our World in Data in 2023. She was previously Head of Research.She focuses on the long-term changes in the environment – energy, pollution, agriculture, food supply – and their compatibility with global development. Hannah completed her Ph.D. in GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh.She is a researcher at the Oxford Martin Programme in Global Development, and an honorary fellow at the University of Edinbu...| Our World in Data
All the visualizations, data, and articles produced by Our World in Data are free for you to take and use — no permission required. You just need to provide credit to Our World in Data. This part of our work is licensed under a very permissive ‘Creative Commons’ (CC) license: the CC-BY license (the BY stands for ‘by attribution’).| Our World in Data
Maternal mortality rates appear to have risen in the last 20 years in the US. But this reflects a change in measurement rather than an actual rise in mortality.| Our World in Data
To find ways to save lives, it’s essential to know what people are dying from. Explore global data and research on causes of death.| Our World in Data
What could be more tragic than a mother losing her life in the moment that she is giving birth to her newborn? Why are mothers dying and what can be done to prevent these deaths?| Our World in Data
Child mortality remains one of the world’s largest problems and is a painful reminder of work yet to be done. With global data on where, when, and how child deaths occur, we can accelerate efforts to prevent them.| Our World in Data