Our World in Data

The seasonality of the virus, the presence of the more transmissible UK variant and households mixing over Christmas all contributed to the surge, according to a government spokesperson from the office of Prime Minister Micheál Martin.

Israel is leading the world in terms of its vaccination rate, with nearly 20 people in every hundred having received a dose.

From France to Germany to The Netherlands, citizens are venting frustration over the pace of the mass vaccination program.

Follow the latest vaccination data in the US and globally.

As a result of holiday gatherings, African officials warn of a resurgence of COVID-19 on the continent and urge increased testing to combat it. The level of...

<p>A flurry of coronavirus risk assessment tools has rolled out seeking to help people make decisions about what to do and what not to do. But how useful are these tools as we enter the most dangerous time of the pandemic?</p>

In 2009, building a new solar farm was 223% more expensive than building a new coal plant. Now, it's flipped.

How people spend their time is similar in many ways across countries: we all sleep, work, eat, and enjoy leisure. But there are also important differences in the freedom people have to spend time on the things they value most. Studying how people across the world spend their time provides an important perspective for understanding living conditions, economic opportunities, and general well-being.

The pandemic emerged in South Korea and the United States on the same day. The countries have since gone in different directions.

The House speaker decides to be a 'model for the nation'

A video posted by a European-based group called World Doctors Alliance falsely claims the novel coronavirus is "a normal flu virus" and there is no COVID-19 pandemic. Actually, COVID-19 is deadlier than the seasonal flu, and some European nations are combatting a second wave of cases.

Argentina has reached a grim milestone as the nation surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases

Food systems contribute nearly one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, yet aren't accounted for in climate change mitigation policies. The University of California has included changing food systems across all campuses as part of its Carbon Neutrality Initiative.

Meat and dairy production have negative effects on the environment, on our health and on animal welfare. One way to economically quantify these negative effects is with the concept of negative externality. A negative externality is a cost that affects a third party who did not choose to incur the cost. This usually happens when the market price of a good does not reflect the true cost. Animal-based food production…

Trump's fixation on New Zealand's coronavirus outbreak glosses over America's much worse epidemic.

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We've gathered critical statistics from 30 trusted international sources to create the "Raising a Family Index" that will help you find the best countries for raising children in 2020.

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There are fears that the number of cases is growing rapidly, so what are the key trends?

Noting that the United States accounts for about one-quarter of global COVID-19 cases and deaths, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the U.S. has "the worst record of any country in the world." While the U.S. has the most confirmed cases and deaths by a wide margin, it does not have the most in either category on a per-capita basis.