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<title>Our World in Data - Pandemics</title>
<subtitle>Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems</subtitle>
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<updated>2026-04-15T15:14:00.000Z</updated>
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    <title>Track confirmed human cases of H5N1 “bird flu” since 1997</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/track-confirmed-human-cases-of-h5n1-bird-flu-since-1997</id>
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    <published>2026-04-15T15:14:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Lucas Rodés-Guirao</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Explore updated data from the WHO Global Influenza Programme.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/track-confirmed-human-cases-of-h5n1-bird-flu-since-1997"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/default-featured-image.png"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Pandemics</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/pandemics</id>
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    <published>2023-12-07T12:06:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Saloni Dattani</name></author><author><name>Lucas Rodés-Guirao</name></author><author><name>Edouard Mathieu</name></author><author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The world can respond swiftly and effectively to pandemic risks with better understanding, resources, and effort.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/pandemics"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7e9e5ff6-3311-41b0-ab21-4e16faf91000/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>What were the death tolls from pandemics in history?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/historical-pandemics</id>
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    <published>2023-12-07T12:04:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Saloni Dattani</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Pandemics have killed millions of people throughout history. How many deaths were caused by different pandemics, and how have researchers estimated their death tolls?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/historical-pandemics"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/bc8816b7-9295-4a52-7cf1-55d320be0100/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>The future is vast – what does this mean for our own life?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/the-future-is-vast</id>
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    <published>2022-03-15T11:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[If we manage to avoid a large catastrophe, we are living at the early beginnings of human history.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/the-future-is-vast"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/default-featured-image.png"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Breaking out of the Malthusian trap: How pandemics allow us to understand why our ancestors were stuck in poverty</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/breaking-the-malthusian-trap</id>
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    <published>2020-11-26T11:45:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Industrial Revolution ended the Malthusian trap in which incomes were determined by the size of the population — making it possible for a country to leave abject poverty behind.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/breaking-the-malthusian-trap"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/495811a1-3a67-48ca-3698-613a99e12300/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>The Spanish flu: the global impact of the largest influenza pandemic in history</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/spanish-flu-largest-influenza-pandemic-in-history</id>
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    <published>2020-03-04T10:23:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Spanish flu pandemic had a devastating impact on the global population.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/spanish-flu-largest-influenza-pandemic-in-history"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/741c68ee-ce38-4ae5-3074-e6617a4d5300/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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