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Life expectancy gender gap
Our World in Data's scatter plot drew 29K views on X: 1.0x its typical post and #75 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
In every country in the world, women tend to live longer than men, You can see this in the chart, which shows the average life expectancy of women on the vertical axis and the life expectancy of men on the horizontal axis, both for 2023. Ea
Why it spread
This post spread because it pairs a clear, self-explaining claim with a scatter chart that shows every country lying on one side of the line, and it earned 29,049 views, 263 likes, 62 reposts, 12 quotes, and 30 saves, with a quote rate in the top quarter and source reach in the top quarter.
What worked
- The post text states the finding plainly and then tells the reader exactly how to read the chart, with women on the vertical axis and men on the horizontal axis for 2023 and each dot standing for one country.
- The chart is a scatter with medium design polish, high self-labelling, low unusual form, a branded look, and a source line, so a viewer can grasp the pattern without extra explanation.
- The topic is broad and personal, since it concerns every country in the world, and the quote rate sits in the top quarter, which helped the post travel beyond the account's usual audience.
What to borrow
We could take one simple, universal comparison from our own data, plot each unit as a dot against a clear reference line, label the axes and the source directly on the chart, and write a short caption that states the finding and explains how to read it.
Careful
Do not copy the claim without checking that our own data actually shows the same one-sided pattern, and do not over-read the quote rate or source reach as proof that the framing alone caused the spread.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
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On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id 4534efb3f31a.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.30 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/4534efb3f31a | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4534efb3f31a/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4534efb3f31a/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
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-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"60 requests a minute per key; over that you get 429 with Retry-After. Up to 5 keys per account, made on your account page and shown once. Without Max, the data route answers 402 with a link to the plans. The numbers describe a chart its publisher owns, and every file carries a license note.
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How far did Our World in Data's "Life expectancy gender gap" chart travel?
29,049 views, 263 likes, 62 reposts and 30 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A scatter plot. Women live longer than men in every country.
Can I use Our World in Data's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Our World in Data. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.