Saloni Dattani, a researcher at Our World in Data, joins Tim Harford to uncover how a simple tick box on death certificates led to a doubling of US maternal mortality rates. The podcast explores the impact of changes in data collection methods, discrepancies in maternal mortality data due to checkbox usage, and the implications of counting all deaths with the checkbox ticked as maternal deaths.

Saloni Dattani, a researcher at Our World in Data and founder of Works in Progress, discusses the history of malaria eradication efforts, delays in developing a malaria vaccine, the rollout of the RTS,S vaccine, the issue of missing global health data, and the uncounted deaths from snakebites in India. They also talk about new funding models for life-saving research like vaccines for TB and HIV.

Global health researcher Saloni Dattani discusses life expectancy trends, advancements in microbiology, sanitation, and vaccines in wealthy nations. The impact of hygiene in reducing infant mortality rates, the influence of new drugs on obesity treatment, and exploring causes of death like strokes and future implications on life expectancy are also covered