Videos

Hans Rosling predicts the exact date India and China will have the same income per person as the US.

The Internet community Reddit.com got to ask questions to Hans Rosling. Here is his answers.

200 years of history in 4.5 minutes. Let Hans Rosling guide you through the developments of the last two centuries.

Poor children may as well die? Time to learn what population growth really is about.


TED-talk at the US State Department. Global trends over 200 years, the development of HIV/AIDS and how China is catching up.

United Kingdom was a leading nation of the world. See UK’s  journey to present time and how China is closing in.

25 years of the HIV epidemic in easily understood graphics. Showing the big differences within Africa.

Media hype and neglect, on two killer diseases.

Human Rights & Democracy data correlates poorly with progress in Health and Wealth.

Iceland towards gender equity in lung cancer.

Prostate cancer, most common in the US. Overdiagnosis or not?

Breast Cancer increases with income, but so does the chances of saving women with cancer.

Vaccination, but not high-income, can prevent liver cancer.

Higher income increases, but could also help cure colon cancer!

Stomach cancer, highest in middle income countries.

Cervical Cancer can be prevented and treated. Today it is most common among women in low-income countries.

Is Shanghai healthier than New York? And how do Washington D.C. and Mumbai rank?

Yes they can!
February 16, 2009

Swedish students say: “They can never live like us”. It is time to rethink!

Poor beat rich in MDG race
February 16, 2009

Bangladesh, Brazil, and Egypt reduce child mortality faster than Sweden ever did!

Global Health in a new world. (Från Svenska Läkaresällskapets 200-årsjubileum.)

The presentation at the TED-conference in 2006, seen by millions over the internet.

Hans Rosling’s 2007 TED-speech makes the seemingly impossible possible.

Reducing Child Mortality
November 6, 2008

Nearly 10 million children under five die every year. How can child mortality be cut by two thirds by 2015?

Chimpanzees know better?
October 16, 2008

A lecture from Google Zeitgeist 2007. Hans Rosling uses Gapminder World to shed light on differences in the way we live.

A Slum Insight
April 14, 2008

The urbanization will continue but can slum be made history?

Föreläsning på svenska
January 25, 2008

In swedish: Kan schimpanser bättre? Gör det mest grundläggande testet i Global Hälsa!

Carbon dioxide (Energy)
January 24, 2008

CO2 emissions in USA and China compared. How to produce electricity cheaper than from coal.

Public services
January 17, 2008

To have a fair chance in life, everyone needs public services. Good information is needed in order to provide good public service.

Turkey meets France
December 3, 2007

Turkey is definitely catching up in a public health perspective. See how it compares to France.

Maternal mortality
November 19, 2007

How many women die every year during pregnancy and childbirth? Do we even know?

What’s the difference between Chile, Cuba and the USA?

Another reason why “developing/developed” is an outdated concept.

10 Years In, 10 Years Out
November 5, 2007

OIL, HIV, CO2, USD.

Four topics, four acronyms.

Bangladesh Miracle
October 26, 2007

Have you heard about the miracle that has happened in Bangladesh?

Watch the video to find out.

Globalization
October 24, 2007

The eradication of poverty is within human range.

The percentage of people living in “extreme poverty” has gone down.

TEDTalks

Hans Rosling's TEDTalks have been seen by millions. Tune in and see the talks from 2006 onwards:

  • Debunking myths about the "third world"
    19.50
  • The seemingly impossible is possible
    18.57
  • HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals
    19.50
  • Let my dataset change your mindset
    19.50
  • Asia's rise - how and when
    19.50
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment & Design and has arranged conferences since 1984. Their annual conferences bring together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

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