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<title>Our World in Data - Smallpox</title>
<subtitle>Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems</subtitle>
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<updated>2026-01-31T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
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    <title>William Foege, the physician who saved many millions from smallpox</title>
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    <published>2026-01-31T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/william-foege-the-physician-who-saved-many-millions-from-smallpox"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ebc8462c-e723-40ce-07af-c7994bf15c00/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Smallpox declined gradually, until the WHO coordinated the global effort to eradicate it</title>
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    <published>2025-06-11T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Saloni Dattani</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/smallpox-declined-gradually-until-the-who-coordinated-the-global-effort-to-eradicate-it"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ce0b2f82-7c6c-4748-099c-96e5388ffe00/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Many people alive today still recall when smallpox was common</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/many-people-alive-today-still-recall-when-smallpox-was-common</id>
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    <published>2024-08-19T05:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Saloni Dattani</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/many-people-alive-today-still-recall-when-smallpox-was-common"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/58c41581-aad5-4e39-2944-6c87e9de5200/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Smallpox</title>
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    <published>2018-06-28T10:50:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Sophie Ochmann</name></author><author><name>Saloni Dattani</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Humanity eradicated this infectious disease globally. How was this possible?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/smallpox"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0f234609-7acc-4899-1f6c-691fda9b9400/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Why are there differences between reported and estimated cases of smallpox?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/why-are-there-differences-between-reported-and-estimated-cases-of-smallpox</id>
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    <published>2018-06-28T08:02:57.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Sophie Ochmann</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Historical cases of smallpox were underreported to authorities. What was the extent of underreporting, and how do researchers adjust for this?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/why-are-there-differences-between-reported-and-estimated-cases-of-smallpox"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/default-featured-image.png"/></a>]]></summary>
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