Saturday, June 1, 2013

31 Charts That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity

Rob Wile | May 22, 2013, 11:34 AM | 5,171 |

Lately, it feels like the news has been dominated by tragedies: natural disasters, evil people, and sometimes just carelessness.

But it would be a mistake to become cynical.

We've put together 31 charts that we think will help restore your faith in humanity.

It's Getting Better slaves serfsIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

annual hours"The Improving State of the World" (c) Cato Institute 2007. Used with permission

It's Getting Better expenditures recreationIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better illiteracy raceIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better life expectancyIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better cancer survivalIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

global poverty"The Improving State of the World" (c) Cato Institute 2007. Used with permission.

It's Getting Better maternal mortalityIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better smokers quitters cigaretteIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better infant mortality It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better diseases USIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better bath shower winterIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better dental healthIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better electricity US homesIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

citi energyCiti

It's Getting Better smoky days in PittsburghIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

years of education"The Improving State of the World" (c) Cato Institute 2007. Used with permission

It's Getting Better degrees womenIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better homemaker timeIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better flyingIt's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon


BONUS: It takes less and less time to buy all kinds of stuff. A bicycle in 1895 used to take 260 working hours to buy. By 1997 it was down to 7.2.

montgomery wardJefferies

(Special thanks to Cato Institute's "Improving State of the World" for some of the charts)

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