&lt;h1&gt;The World Is Getting Better And the Numbers Prove It: 7 Uplifting Statistics You Won’t See on the global News&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Why Good News Rarely Makes Headlines&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It may feel like the world is more violent—but long-term data says otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Harvard psychologist &lt;strong&gt;Steven Pinker&lt;/strong&gt;, the rate of &lt;strong&gt;battle-related deaths per 100,000 people&lt;/strong&gt; has fallen &lt;strong&gt;from 200 per 100,000 (WWII) &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you scroll through social media or turn on the news, you might assume the world is collapsing. War, poverty, climate disasters, economic strain—chaos appears constant. But behind the noise lies a quieter truth:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By almost every measurable statistic, life on Earth is getting better.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not perfect. Not evenly. But undeniably better.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This isn’t blind optimism—it’s &lt;em&gt;evidence-based hope&lt;/em&gt;. Let’s explore &lt;strong&gt;7 data-driven victories reshaping our world&lt;/strong&gt;, backed by trusted global sources like the &lt;strong&gt;UN, WHO, World Bank, and NASA&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;1. Extreme Poverty Has Fallen by 85% in Just One Lifetime&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 1820, &lt;strong&gt;9 out of 10 people&lt;/strong&gt; lived in extreme poverty. Today?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Less than 1 in 10.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;strong&gt;World Bank&lt;/strong&gt;, the global poverty rate dropped from &lt;strong&gt;42% in 1981 to 8.4% in 2019&lt;/strong&gt;, and continues to decline post-pandemic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;It may feel like the world is more violent—but long-term data says otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Harvard psychologist &lt;strong&gt;Steven Pinker&lt;/strong&gt;, the rate of &lt;strong&gt;battle-related deaths per 100,000 people&lt;/strong&gt; has fallen &lt;strong&gt;from 200 per 100,000 (WWII) &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When basic survival becomes affordable, &lt;strong&gt;innovation, education, and entrepreneurship skyrocket&lt;/strong&gt;. Poverty reduction fuels every other social advancement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;2. People Are Living &lt;em&gt;30 Years Longer&lt;/em&gt; Than Just a Century Ago&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 1900, the average human lifespan was &lt;strong&gt;31 years&lt;/strong&gt;. Today, it’s &lt;strong&gt;73.4 years&lt;/strong&gt;, according to the &lt;strong&gt;World Health Organization&lt;/strong&gt;.It may feel like the world is more violent—but long-term data says otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Harvard psychologist &lt;strong&gt;Steven Pinker&lt;/strong&gt;, the rate of &lt;strong&gt;battle-related deaths per 100,000 people&lt;/strong&gt; has fallen &lt;strong&gt;from 200 per 100,000 (WWII) &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;What Enabled This Leap?&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Medical science&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sanitation systems&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Vaccines and antibiotics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Decline in child mortality&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every extra year of life means &lt;strong&gt;more innovation, more wisdom, more human collaboration&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;3. War Is at Its &lt;em&gt;Lowest Statistical Point&lt;/em&gt; in Recorded History&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It may feel like the world is more violent—but long-term data says otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Harvard psychologist &lt;strong&gt;Steven Pinker&lt;/strong&gt;, the rate of &lt;strong&gt;battle-related deaths per 100,000 people&lt;/strong&gt; has fallen &lt;strong&gt;from 200 per 100,000 (WWII) to under 1 today&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Digital Diplomacy Over Gunfire&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technology allows &lt;strong&gt;conflicts to be negotiated digitally&lt;/strong&gt; before escalating physically. Nations now battle through &lt;strong&gt;data, tariffs, and cyber-defense&lt;/strong&gt;, not mass casualties.It may feel like the world is more violent—but long-term data says otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Harvard psychologist &lt;strong&gt;Steven Pinker&lt;/strong&gt;, the rate of &lt;strong&gt;battle-related deaths per 100,000 people&lt;/strong&gt; has fallen &lt;strong&gt;from 200 per 100,000 (WWII) &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;4. Clean Energy Is Growing Faster Than Fossil Fuels&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Solar is no longer a niche—it’s dominant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The International Energy Agency reports that 2023 saw &lt;em&gt;more renewable power added globally than all fossil fuels combined.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;h3&gt;A Hidden Economic Win&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clean energy is now &lt;strong&gt;cheaper than coal in over 80% of countries&lt;/strong&gt;—meaning the market itself is choosing sustainability.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;5. Literacy Is at an All-Time High — 90% of Young People Can Read&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just 50 years ago, &lt;strong&gt;half the global population was illiterate.&lt;/strong&gt; Today, &lt;strong&gt;over 87% of humans can read and write&lt;/strong&gt;, according to UNESCO.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In sub-Saharan Africa alone, &lt;strong&gt;youth literacy jumped from 67% in 2000 to 77% today.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Literacy = Leverage&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every literate person becomes &lt;strong&gt;a potential creator, voter, entrepreneur, or inventor&lt;/strong&gt;. Knowledge isn’t just power—it’s scalability.It may feel like the world is more violent—but long-term data says otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Harvard psychologist &lt;strong&gt;Steven Pinker&lt;/strong&gt;, the rate of &lt;strong&gt;battle-related deaths per 100,000 people&lt;/strong&gt; has fallen &lt;strong&gt;from 200 per 100,000 (WWII) &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;6. More Women Are in Power Than Ever Before&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;50%+ of global college graduates are women.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Every region on Earth now has female heads of state or government.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Women-led companies statistically outperform male-led firms by 21% (McKinsey Report).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Equality Is Now an Economic Strategy&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nations and businesses that empower women &lt;strong&gt;grow faster, innovate more, and stay more stable during crises.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;7. The Internet Has Given 65% of Humanity a Global Voice&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2000, just 6% of the world was online. Today? &lt;strong&gt;More than 5.4 billion people.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;What This Really Means&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Education no longer requires schools&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business no longer requires borders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Politics no longer belongs to elites&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;The internet is &lt;strong&gt;the greatest equalizer in human history.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;So Why Don’t We Hear These Numbers More Often?&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because &lt;strong&gt;fear sells. Hope doesn’t.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Media profits from urgency—not optimism. Our brains evolved to detect danger, not progress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;progress is still happening&lt;/strong&gt;, regardless of whether it’s trending.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;The Future Is Built by Realists With Real Data&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being optimistic doesn’t mean ignoring problems—it means &lt;strong&gt;solving them with confidence instead of panic.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If poverty has fallen this fast,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If energy has evolved this efficiently,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If education has spread this widely—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What happens when we &lt;em&gt;choose&lt;/em&gt; to accelerate it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Final Takeaway: Optimism Is Not Delusion — It’s a Strategy&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;The numbers don’t lie. Humanity &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; advancing. Now the question is:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are you consuming headlines—or building history?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because statistically speaking, &lt;strong&gt;the greatest era of human progress is already underway.&lt;/strong&gt;It may feel like the world is more violent—but long-term data says otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Harvard psychologist &lt;strong&gt;Steven Pinker&lt;/strong&gt;, the rate of &lt;strong&gt;battle-related deaths per 100,000 people&lt;/strong&gt; has fallen &lt;strong&gt;from 200 per 100,000 (WWII) &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;References&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;World Bank – &lt;em&gt;Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2023&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;a href=&quot;https://worldbank.org&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://worldbank.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;World Health Organization – &lt;em&gt;Global Life Expectancy Data&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.who.int/data&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.who.int/data&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;UNESCO – &lt;em&gt;Global Literacy Statistics&lt;/em&gt; — https://uis.unesco.org&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;International Energy Agency – &lt;em&gt;Renewables 2023 Outlook&lt;/em&gt; — https://iea.org&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;United Nations – &lt;em&gt;Gender Equality Progress Report&lt;/em&gt; — &lt;a href=&quot;https://un.org&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://un.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;