In a world governed by `fake news` and where world leaders are dismissing `facts`, this statistically meticulous presentation of trends is vitally important to understand the world today.A milestone of graphic reporting, this groundbreaking `atlas with attitude` keeps pace with the speed of change with informed analysis and graphically analyses every key indicator and vital statistic of modern life. New topics for this 10th edition include:Climate change: Impact on human health and security, different scenarios, and the time left to change courseTerrorism: Number of terrorist attacks in each countryWeapons of mass destruction: Chemical weapons use in SyriaPeace: Agreements reached across the yearsDemocracy: Spread of democracy around the worldMinorities: Peoples under threatBig business: Panama and Paradise papers, and dirty business* Around 258 million people live outside the country of their birth*14% of the world`s children are economically active*Violence is estimated to cost the world $8.3 trillion a year. Less than half of this would meet the UN`s development goals by 2023* USA: nearly 40 million people a year depend the Feeding America network for help* UK: the Trussell Trust handed out 1.6 million food packages in 2018/19