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1/10 — How the world got better in 2019

Almost 90% of the world has electricity @TIME ti.me/2ZjJQWq
2/10 — nearly 11% of global energy now comes from renewable sources (solar, wind, and hydro)
3/10 — more people around the world have safe drinking water than ever before (92%)
4/10 — the average employed person makes more now than at any time in the last 30 years ($37K)
5/10 — global literacy continued to climb towards 90% (86.3%)
6/10 — the global rage of children completing primary school education was the highest its ever been in recorded history
7/10 — the gender gap in primary school completion rate continued to close
8/10 — more women now hold government seats than ever before
9/10 — global life expectancy at birth rose for the 57th year in a row (72 years old)
10/10 — global infant mortality rates fell for the 29th time in the 29 years on record (28.9%)
Bonus 11/11 — people are surviving cancer more often, and living longer after a diagnosis, than ever before
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