Turn on news of horrific machete attacks and it is easy to believe things are just getting worse and worse.

But in reality, the reverse is true. These charts prove that broadly speaking, life has never been better. Here’s nine chart that explain why.

 

1. We’ve stopped fighting each other.

2. Democracy is in, autocracy’s out.

3. Slavery is disappearing.

4. Everyone is working a lot less.

5. . Global poverty is on  the wane.

6. Malaria is going away as research spending rises.

7. Everyone is staying in school longer.

8. Gadgets you can’t live without are very cheap.

9. Computers are getting insanely fast.

Thanks to Business Insider.

 

 

 

 

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