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Oregon State and Global Impact Update 3

The answer to your question is mixed, depending on whether you look at long-term human history or recent events.

When measured over decades, humanity has made staggering progress. However, in recent years, specific trends—like active war and food insecurity—have temporarily reversed or spiked.

The Global Picture

Area

Short-Term Trend (Recent Years)

Long-Term Trend (Decades)

Main Drivers

Life Expectancy

Rising

大幅 Higher

Global average is now ~73.3 years (up from 53 years in 1960).

Death Rates & Disease

Decreasing

Steadily Lower

Huge falls in infant mortality, better sanitation, vaccines, and medical tech.

Quality of Life

Mixed

Higher Overall

Extreme poverty has dropped globally, though economic inequality remains high.

Violence & War

Spiking

Fluctuating

Conflicts in regions like Sudan, Ukraine, and the Middle East have pushed active wars to highs.

Starvation & Hunger

Spiking

Lower Globally

Severe acute hunger has risen due to regional wars, displacement, and climate shocks.

Racism & Discrimination

Mixed / Polarized

More Legal Protections

Better legal rights and global awareness, but systemic racism and hate crimes persist.

What Is Getting Better?

  • Overall Life Expectancy: After a brief drop during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, global life expectancy has resumed its upward trajectory. Infectious diseases that once killed millions (like polio, measles, and smallpox) are either eradicated or tightly controlled globally.

  • Child Mortality: The single biggest driver of longer life expectancy is that far fewer children die before age 5 than at any other point in human history.

  • Extreme Poverty: Over the last 50 years, hundreds of millions of people have been lifted out of extreme poverty, improving baseline access to clean water, electricity, and shelter.

What Is Facing Pressure Right Now?

  • War and Violence: Armed conflict has reached its highest levels since World War II. Regional wars have forcibly displaced well over 100 million people.

  • Targeted Famine & Starvation: While global food production is higher than ever, acute hunger has doubled in recent years, almost entirely concentrated in active war zones (e.g., Gaza, Sudan, Yemen) where food is blocked or supply chains are destroyed.

The overall trajectory of human history points toward longer, healthier lives, but progress isn't a straight line—war, political instability, and resource access remain the biggest threats to that progress.

 
 
 

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