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How has the world changed? This 🧵 compiles many of my plots on, eg., child mortality, fertility, GDP, women's education, and life expectancy. Thanks to @Gapminder for the data! #rstats
First, child mortality has dropped precipitously all over the world. #GoodNewsGraphs (1/N)
The decline in child mortality, plotted against per capita (log) GDP (2/N)