Finance
OECD estimates global biodiversity finance at $74.9–92.4 billion a year
A report released on 1 October gives an annual average range for 2023–2025; the lower estimate uses data from 104 countries.
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Economy
New Swedish rental housing averaged SEK 2,565 per square metre
Statistics Sweden said annual rent in newly built rental dwellings averaged SEK 2,565 per square metre nationwide in 2025, a 10.3% year-on-year increase.
Economy
Multi-racial households made up 11.4% of South Africa’s households in 2022
A Statistics South Africa data story published October 1 says the share of households containing people from more than one population group rose from 1.3% in 2001 to 11.4% in 2022.
Health
WHO estimates show life expectancy nearing its pre-pandemic level in 2023
Global life expectancy returned to 73.3 years, while healthy life expectancy remained 0.4 years below 2019.
Health
WHO estimates 41 million people were living with HIV at end-2025
WHO estimates updated in July 2026 put new HIV infections at 1.2 million and HIV-related deaths at 570,000 in 2025.
Health
WHO and UNICEF: 85% of infants completed three-dose DTP series in 2025
WUENIC estimates put global three-dose DTP coverage at 85%, up one point; an estimated 13.5 million children received no vaccine.
Health
Provisional U.S. deaths reached 3.09 million in 2025
The NCHS report put the age-adjusted death rate at 689.2 per 100,000, 4.6% below 2024.
Health
WHO estimates unsafe food caused 866 million illnesses in 2021
New estimates show children under five carry a disproportionate foodborne disease burden relative to their population share.
Health
U.S. overdose deaths fell nearly 14% in 2025
CDC’s provisional estimate fell to 69,973; opioid-involved deaths also declined.
Health
WHO: 287 million people lived with chronic hepatitis B or C in 2024
WHO’s 2026 report estimates 1.34 million viral hepatitis deaths in 2024 and highlights gaps in diagnosis and treatment.
Infrastructure
World Bank dataset covers infrastructure in 150+ countries
The 2026 report presents comparable energy, transport and digital asset data for more than 150 countries.
Health
WHO: 567 million additional people covered by essential health services in 2025
Against its 2018 baseline, WHO’s estimated service coverage rose by 136 million people from 2024.