# Yes, there is some good news in the Third World

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 24, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-there-is-some-good-news-in-the-third-world/738446 "2015-11-24T16:35:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-there-is-some-good-news-in-the-third-world/738446/1 "2015-11-24T16:35:34Z")

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I found this to be quite heartening: [http://www.episcopalchicago.org/our-stories/2015/11/21/back-life](http://www.episcopalchicago.org/our-stories/2015/11/21/back-life)

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-there-is-some-good-news-in-the-third-world/738446/2 "2015-11-24T19:06:16Z")

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Is that $1 per day statistic adjusted for inflation?

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**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-there-is-some-good-news-in-the-third-world/738446/3 "2015-11-24T19:29:45Z")

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I think so. He’s probably got it from Gapminder. Neat presentation [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6m81dIF75Q).