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Life expectancy at birth over the last hundred years

22 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, history of economic thought Tags: life expectancies, The Great Escape

Great chart. Life expectancy at birth over the last hundred years. Amazing profess. But sad to see some drops. pic.twitter.com/1TSb00C4GQ

— Paul Kirby (@paul1kirby) January 15, 2016

The number of people living in extreme poverty, 1990-2030

14 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth miracles Tags: extreme poverty, global poverty, The Great Escape

The number of people living in extreme poverty, 1990-2030 https://t.co/OsTmqB3PSC #dataviz HT @maptive pic.twitter.com/kv13YLigNc

— Max Galka (@galka_max) January 2, 2016

The Great Escape in the risks of childbirth

02 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth miracles, health economics Tags: infant mortality, The Great Escape

Maternal and child mortality rates hit record lows in 2015. https://t.co/TZpgAIThoM pic.twitter.com/sxECOtHfQM

— Archive: World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim (@JimYongKimWBG) December 31, 2015

Occupational Health & Safety has come a long way

29 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, health and safety, labour economics Tags: Eiffel Tower, Paris, The Great Escape

Unharnessed painters work amid the Eiffel Tower. Circa 1910. http://t.co/N7yE7OaKGm—
Old Pics Archive (@oldpicsarchive) June 13, 2015

The Great Escape in infant mortality

28 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: The Great Escape

18.1% of all children born on this planet in 1960 died before they had their fifth birthday https://t.co/Y1UTVXAGKd pic.twitter.com/1FcIzAk88b

— Ninja Economics (@NinjaEconomics) December 28, 2015

Polio in Africa

23 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: Africa, anti-vaccination movement, polio, The Great Escape, vaccinations, vaccines

The battle against Polio in Africa http://t.co/LYB2nGZlAB—
Amazing Maps™ (@amazingmap) June 30, 2015

Chart of the year

22 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth miracles Tags: The Great Escape

https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/678994794140540928

Deaf baby boy hears mom’s voice for the first time

21 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in health economics Tags: The Great Escape

A priceless reaction: deaf baby boy hears mom's voice for the first time. https://t.co/RIRkf14ypN

— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) December 20, 2015

#Women still live 5 years more than men on average

15 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in health economics Tags: female life expectancy, life expectancies, male life expectancy, The Great Escape

#Women still live 5 years more than men on average https://t.co/zCxUn4SfFe #OECDhealth #Gender pic.twitter.com/gcUZxR9c7y

— OECD Social (@OECD_Social) November 11, 2015

Expected remaining life expectancy at age 65, now and in 50 years time, USA, UK, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand

11 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in health economics Tags: life expectancies, The Great Escape

Pensions at a glance 2015 – OECD.

More on The Great Enrichment

09 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact

Could Civilization Survive a World Without Growth? The answer, simply, is no — NY Times — https://t.co/GiDZkBVyMt pic.twitter.com/XBAVlF3fUl

— Robert Went (@went1955) December 2, 2015

Global deaths from indoor and outdoor pollution

03 Dec 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, energy economics, environmental economics, health economics, transport economics, urban economics Tags: air pollution, indoor pollution, The Great Escape

Male life expectancy increased from 70.8 in 1980-82 to 79.1 in 2012-14

28 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, health economics Tags: female life expectancy, life expectancies, male life expectancy, The Great Escape

Male life expectancy increased from 70.8 in 1980-82 to 79.1 in 2012-14 http://t.co/yJabA1dDIo #OlderPeoplesDay pic.twitter.com/JL7qARejCC

— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) October 1, 2015

Next time someone moans about the world,remind them in just 22 yrs,many nations gained 9 yrs life expectancy pic.twitter.com/GP5DgUdcPB

— Paul Kirby (@paul1kirby) November 26, 2015

World is now experiencing greatest child mortality reduction ever

27 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth miracles, health economics Tags: capitalism and freedom, child mortality, infant mortality, The Great Escape

Headlines we should see but don't: "World is now experiencing greatest child mortality reduction ever." pic.twitter.com/5NpQAqdM7I

— William Easterly (@bill_easterly) November 24, 2015

How the World Income distribution changed during the last 50 years @jeremycorbyn

23 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: The Great Escape, The Great Fact, Twitter left

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