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"A car today emits less pollution traveling at full speed than a parked car did from leaks in 1970." - Matt Ridley. https://buff.ly/2FlUqSJ

Since 1960, the worldwide infant mortality rate has declined by 74%! Find your country and more here: https://buff.ly/2Gqafr2 #health

As late as the 18th century, smallpox killed some 400k Europeans annually. The overall mortality rate was 20%-60%. Among infants, it was more than 80% - one of the reasons for the overall life expectancy of 20-30 years. The disease was eradicated in 1980.

Africa may be the poorest continent, but it is no longer a “hopeless continent,” as The Economist called it in 2000.

The Industrial Revolution did not cause hunger, poverty and child labor. It helped to eliminate them.

For too many women around the world, economic freedom is a distant dream. Countries should adopt policies of economic freedom not only because women are capable of making their own choices, but because adopting such policies is a proven road out of poverty

Globally, food supply is at an all-time high. Even in Africa, people consume well in excess of the USDA-recommended 2,000 calories per person per day.

"Every day 138,000 people are lifted out of poverty. That has been the trend for the last 25 years." - Johan Norberg. https://buff.ly/2EIzLHG

Today, Africa's literacy rate is higher than the worldwide average 25 years ago. https://buff.ly/2FdTlMZ #education

All in all, we live on a safer, cleaner, and more prosperous planet than was the case in 1960.