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Infant mortality is down to 5.5 per 1000 from 7.5 in the US.

People living in extreme poverty globally is down to 700 million from 1.9 billion.

The world today is better than the 90s in many measurable ways.



~50% increase in firearm deaths: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258913/number-of-firearm...

Major increase in pedestrian deaths and general trend away from walking: https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/pedes...

~4x increase in obesity: https://www.americashealthrankings.org/learn/news/obesity-th...

Major decrease in upward mobility through socioeconomic status: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/social-mobility-upwar...

...and a general deterioration of civic institutions, shared culture, and mental health.

Aside from the data, it's subjectively a more fractured and less pleasant country.




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