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200 Years of Stunning Human Progress Laid Out in 4-Min Animation

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14 Mar 2011 33 views
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200 Years of Stunning Human Progress Laid Out in 4-Min Animation
Rooted in enthusiasm and also in fact, Swedish doctor Hans Rosling created a visual animated chart showing the amazing progress in health and income statistics for 200 countries since 1810.

Swedish doctor Hans Rosling created a visual animated chart showing the amazing progress in health and income statistics for 200 countries since 1810.

Rooted in enthusiasm and also in fact, Rosling shows us how dramatically successful our progress has been — whether African, Asian or American — allowing us to re-imagine the future of humanity with greater optimism.

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