State of Humanity

World · official series only

State of Humanity

Published World aggregates from UN agencies, the World Bank, WHO, UNESCO, FAO, the European Commission JRC, and the World Inequality Lab.

Each figure says whether it is a weighted average, a total, or a share — never a median computed here.

Official World estimates

2024

A tile shows a number only if the producer published a World value for that year.

19602025

Then vs 2024

First official World point compared with the selected year. If that year has no World value, the last published reading is shown.

Population

people

Total · not an average or median

1960: 3.02B

2024: 8.14B

Neutral

Life expectancy

years

Weighted average · not a median

1960: 50.9

2024: 73.5

Better

Infant mortality

deaths before age 1 per 1,000 live births

Weighted average · not a median

1990: 64.0

2024: 27.7

Better

Maternal mortality

deaths per 100,000 live births

Weighted average · not a median

1985: 460

Last reading 2023: 197

Better

Measles immunization

% of children ages 12–23 months

Weighted average · not a median

1980: 13

2024: 84

Better

Adult literacy

% of people ages 15 and above

Weighted average · not a median

1975: 65.4

2024: 87.7

Better

Extreme poverty

% of population below $3.00/day (2021 PPP)

Weighted average · not a median

1981: 47.1

2024: 10.4

Better

Top 10% income

% of pre-tax national income

Share · not an average or median

1980: 51.9

Last reading 2023: 53.1

Worse

Electricity access

% of population

Weighted average · not a median

1998: 73.2

2024: 91.9

Better

Basic drinking water

% of population

Weighted average · not a median

2000: 80.6

2024: 91.5

Better

Undernourishment

% of population

Weighted average · not a median

2001: 12.8

Last reading 2023: 8.5

Better

CO₂ total

Mt CO₂e, excluding LULUCF

Total · not an average or median

1970: 15,751

2024: 39,633

Worse

CO₂ per capita

t CO₂e per capita, excluding LULUCF

Weighted average · not a median

1970: 4.14

2024: 4.69

Worse

Methane

Mt CO₂e, excluding LULUCF

Total · not an average or median

1970: 5,880

2024: 9,536

Worse

Forest area

% of land area

Weighted average · not a median

1992: 33.0

Last reading 2023: 31.1

Worse

Renewable energy

% of total final energy consumption

Weighted average · not a median

1990: 16.7

Last reading 2020: 19.7

Better

Battle deaths

deaths

Total · not an average or median

1989: 55,667

2024: 155,038

Worse

Population, health and longevity

Survival

Literacy

Knowledge

Poverty, inequality, energy, water, food

Living standards

Battle deaths

Conflict

Climate, energy, land

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