The progress humanity made in the last 200 years
Think the world is getting worse? Think again! The surprising truth about how far we’ve come…
Child Mortality Plummets!
The percentage of children that died in the first five years of their lives:
1800: 43 ouf of 100 children die before their 5th
birthday.
Today: 4 out of 100 do.
Life Expectancy Skyrockets!
The life expectancy of the average person in the United Kingdom:
1803: You could expect to live 40 years.
Today:
You'll likely live around 81.5 years.
Extreme Poverty is... Extremely Down!
The percentage of people in the world that are living in extreme poverty:
1820: 95% of people live in extreme poverty.
Today:
Under 10% do.
Literacy on the Rise!
Out of every hundred people, on average how many can read:
1800: 12 ouf of 100 could read.
Today:
85 out of 100 can.
But we still face many challenges...
17,000 children die each day because of conditions of poverty.
Source: UnicefOver 1,000 people die each day because of malaria.
Source: World Health Organisation844 million people lack basic access to drinking water.
Source: World Health Organisation...and YOU have the power to help
Today it's easier than ever to have a meaningful, positive impact, due to technological progress and our global reach.
For example:
- treating one child from schistosomiasis, the most deadly neglected tropical disease, costs about $1
- protecting two people from malaria by distributing bed nets costs approximately $5
- providing food-based micronutrient fortification for 1 person for 1 year costs only 53 cents