According to the "Global status report on alcohol and health 2014," 5.9% of deaths worldwide are attributable to alcohol. Even…

Approximately 2.2 million Americans currently live behind bars. Thirty-six states, with Washington, D.C., have higher rates of incarceration than the…

18% of all adults worldwide have been self employed in 2013. The high rates of self employed individuals can signal…

The gross world product is the sum of the GDPs of all countries, which typically includes levels of consumption, investment,…

The use of renewable energy sources, like solar power, is on the rise around the world. This chart shows the…

More than a dozen previous hosts of the Winter Olympics may be unable to host future games by the 2080's…

How does our minimum wage compare to the rest of the world? Recently, intense global debate concerning wages has sprung…

Mosquitoes are deadliest, killing with malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and encephalitis. Mosquitoes are particularly a threat to South America,…

Extreme weather is costing the world $1.2 trillion a year, wiping 1.6% from global GDP—and it will only get worse.…

Herbicide tolerance is the most widely modified trait among genetically modified crops. This trait experienced dramatic increases during the span…

Islam is the fastest growing world religion. The Muslim religion is the only religion estimated to increase faster than the…

Despite what some foreign policy hawks might claim, the long term trends in data show an increasingly safer world. War…

America hasn't held the top spot in college attainment of young adults since the 1970s. Does this mean our kids…

A key factor to the burden of mental disorders is the lack of appropriate treatment. Global estimates mask variations between…

Let's face it: the world can be a pretty brutal place to live. With scarce resources, conflicting ideologies and the…

Some people are willing to make tremendous sacrifices in the name of beauty, including going under the knife. A recent…

A result of all of the uncertainty in the stock market and the turbulence within the Chinese economy, many people…

The information superhighway might become a little bit more crowded in the near future, all on account of smartphones. According…

The most popular video player on the web is well represented globally. 80% of unique viewers live outside the USA.…

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, the world economy is projected to grow at a rate of 2.9 percent for…

In 2013, horrifically, 17,958 people around the world died as a result of terrorism. Even more stunning, however, is that…

Even in today's day and age, many of the world religions are gaining ground. Over the next few decades, all…

Since 2007, religious and ethnic hatred has become a very pressing issue for the global community. Along with the problem…

Not only is Gen Y bringing their smart phones to meals, but 9 out of 10 respondents will check their…

South Koreans drink twice as much liquor as Russians and more than four times as much as Americans. The US…

From 2011 to 2012, world Facebook subscribers grew from 664,032,460 to 835,525,280. Out of all of the regions, Asia grew…

These languages represent the top ten most used languages on the internet by internet users. While English is the most…

According to 2012 estimates, Asia has the highest percent of internet users of any region in the world along with…

This chart shows three carbon dioxide emissions pathways generated from IPCC scenarios (one high-end, one low-end, and one middle of…

United States leadership is currently the most approved leadership according to polls.

No government spends more than 15% of its health budget on mental healthcare, and even there (England and Wales) this…

Since the 2008 financial crisis, perceptions about the economic balance of power in the world have been shifting, with China…

During this span of time, the global coverage of genetically modified crops has consistently increased. Despite certain misgivings the public…