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Global suicide rate trends
Our World in Data's line chart drew 51.7K views on X: 1.8x its typical post and #47 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
The global suicide rate has fallen since the 1990s, but the death toll is still high, Even after years of working with global health data, one statistic that I’m always struck by is the number of people who die by suicide every year. In 202
Why it spread
This post from Our World in Data spread because it paired a self explaining line chart about a falling global suicide rate since the 1990s with a hot topic that week, drawing 51,712 views, 193 likes, 51 reposts, 9 quotes and 33 saves.
What worked
- The chart explains itself, so the falling trend is readable without extra context.
- The post rode a hot topic that week, which lifted a serious subject into wider circulation.
- It is branded, carries a source line, and is highly self labelling, so the chart and its origin are clear at a glance.
What to borrow
We could take a long run trend from our own data, label it clearly, add a source line, and frame it around one striking human scale number the way this post does.
Careful
Do not over read the engagement as proof the chart design alone caused the spread, since the hot topic that week and the account's reach likely did much of the work.
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How far did Our World in Data's "Global suicide rate trends" chart travel?
51,712 views, 193 likes, 51 reposts and 33 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Global suicide rate has fallen since the 1990s.
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