11 Reasons Why 2015 Was a Great Year For Humanity


1) We got a whole lot closer to global, universal education

2) Extreme poverty dropped below 10% — the lowest rate ever
3) More people are connected to the internet than ever before
4) Millions of people gained access to finance for the first time
5) AIDS deaths came down for the 15th year in a row
6) We halved the malaria mortality rate
7) Polio is about to be eradicated forever
8) Fewer people went hungry this year than ever before
9) More people have clean drinking water
10) Child mortality plunged for the 43rd year in a row
11) We reached a tipping point in the fight against climate change