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Stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 stories in the world's news

Each story counted once, however many sites ran it. Dots: a disease or disaster named far more than usual in a country. 7 days, 18 Oct to 24 Oct; dashed line: the average over these days. Every point opens its day.

20%18%18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct18 Oct: 20%19 Oct: 19%20 Oct: 18% · illness, North Korea21 Oct: 18% · ebola, Uganda22 Oct: 19%23 Oct: 19% · illness, Spain24 Oct: 19% · earthquake, Vanuatu

Highest 18 Oct, 20 in 100; lowest 21 Oct, 18 in 100. See these stories →

Key events

the most covered events, newest on the right
Petersburg, Russia -- attacks & violence: 61 stories, carried by 206 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Moscow, Russia -- attacks & violence: 47 stories, carried by 193 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Kyiv, Ukraine -- attacks & violence: 19 stories, carried by 199 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Milan, Italy -- protests & strikes: 30 stories, carried by 200 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Karak, Jordan -- attacks & violence: 117 stories, carried by 258 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Paris, France -- protests & strikes: 433 stories, carried by 456 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Paris, France -- protests & strikes: 234 stories, carried by 529 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Paris, France -- protests & strikes: 344 stories, carried by 613 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks

Bigger dot: more stories. Scroll sideways for earlier events.

Data: the numbers behind harm in the news
18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct
Stories about harm20191818191919

The last 14 days of the window, in the units of the chart's title.

How to read these numbers →