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Road injury death rates
Our World in Data's line chart drew 45.3K views on X: 1.6x its typical post and #52 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Road deaths in the United States have fallen much more slowly than in other rich countries.
Why it spread
This post spread because it hit a hot topic that week and drew many quotes, with 352 likes, 72 reposts, 21 quotes, 53 saves and 45,348 views.
What worked
- It is a branded line chart from a data journalism account, so the visual form is familiar and trustworthy.
- It shows a clear comparison across countries, which makes the decline gap easy to grasp at a glance.
- It includes a source line and self labelling, so readers can see where the numbers come from.
What to borrow
We could use the same line chart form and the same framing of comparing our own country against peers over time, while keeping our own source line and labels.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate or the topic heat as proof that the chart design alone caused the spread, and do not copy the post text without checking our own data.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Estimated death rate from road injuries" by Our World in Data. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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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 25c93eb08e64.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.34 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/25c93eb08e64 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/25c93eb08e64/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/25c93eb08e64/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 "Road injury death rates" chart travel?
45,348 views, 352 likes, 72 reposts and 53 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. Road injury deaths decline across several countries.
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.