![The State of the World Atlas [ff] - Dan Smith](/cover_659403.jpg "The State of the World Atlas [ff] - Dan Smith")
target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="#u7f791241-53ad-5d18-a4ce-0271407b97ef">THE NEW FRONT LINE Warfare has evolved and is now entering cyber space.
CASUALTIES OF WAR Data on war deaths are incomplete and contentious.
REFUGEES 30 million people are refugees from war and repression.
PEACEKEEPING After a period of rapid increase, the number of peacekeeping missions has started to decline.
GLOBAL PEACEFULNESS Understanding what makes societies peaceful is a significant step towards the world becoming more peaceful.
POLITICAL SYSTEMS The global trend is for more countries to become democratic.
RELIGIOUS RIGHTS Almost a quarter of the world’s states have formal links to a religion.
HUMAN RIGHTS In some countries the greatest menace citizens face comes from the state.
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS Although respect for children’s rights is increasing, millions still stuffer terrible abuse.
WOMEN’S RIGHTS Though gender equality is advancing, women worldwide remain financially and politically disadvantaged.
GAY RIGHTS Gay people experience varying degrees of acceptance from fellow citizens and authorities.
Health of the People
Health of the Planet
MALNUTRITION Many of the world’s poor suffer from diets deficient in calories and/or vital nutrients.
OBESITY Many of the world’s rich suffer from diets deficient in nutrients, but over-packed with unnecessary calories.
SMOKING Between a third and a half of smokers die from tobacco-related diseases.
CANCER As countries become more prosperous, and their lifestyles and diets are changing, their cancer rate is rising.
HIV/AIDS Education and treatment are beginning to slow the rate of new HIV/AIDS infections and deaths.
MENTAL HEALTH Poor countries lack the resources needed to treat mental and behavioural disorders.
LIVING WITH DISEASE Years of healthy life are lost to disease and disability.
WARNING SIGNS Things are changing in the natural world – and not many of the changes are to the good.
BIODIVERSITY Efforts to slow the loss of species of animals and plants have not been successful so far.
WATER RESOURCES By 2025, two-thirds of the world population will have an inadequate supply of water.
