Born in 2018 · World Progress Report

How the World Improved Since 2018

If you were born in 2018, you have lived through approximately 2,922 days and traveled 7,520 million kilometers around the Sun—during one of the greatest leaps in human well-being in history.

Days Lived2,922
Life Expectancy Gain+2.8 years
Literacy Rise84% → 87.5%
Heartbeats~295M
Era Defining Breakthrough

Fastest Vaccine Development in History & Wild Polio Eradicated in Africa

The African region was certified completely free of wild poliovirus after decades of heroic community health work.

Extreme Poverty Reduction

Dropped from ~14% of humanity in 2018 to under 9% today.

Child Survival & Public Health

Global child survival rates have improved by ~12% since 2018.

Clean Energy Growth

4.5× more solar & wind clean energy capacity worldwide today.

2018 Chinese Zodiac Sign

Born in the Lunar Year of the dog.

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