Age standardization is a statistical method used to compare disease rates, or other health indicators, between populations while accounting for differences in their age structure.| Our World in Data
We study the data on today's global inequality to calculate the minimum aggregate growth that is required to reduce global poverty substantially.| Our World in Data
To estimate historical global poverty, researchers can analyze economic data and reconstruct national accounts to understand income levels and inequality in the past.| Our World in Data
How is the burden of disease distributed and how did it change over time?| Our World in Data
In many parts of the world famines have been common in the past. What causes famines? How can famines be averted?| Our World in Data