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The best of last week’s big and small data visualizations
Rose Mintzer-Sweeney
Welcome back to the 48th edition of Data Vis Dispatch! Every week, we’ll be publishing a collection of the best small and large data visualizations we find, especially from news organizations — to celebrate data journalism, data visualization, simple charts, elaborate maps, and their creators.
Recurring topics this week include trains, tennis, and reproductive rights.
COVID death rates are lower now than at any time in the past two years. But high case numbers and falling vaccine efficacy mean the elderly are still especially vulnerable:
On a lighter note, we enjoyed these charts and maps on tennis and train travel in Germany:
Krisztina Szűcs: “Finally two straight-sets wins and some pretty fast animations! #dataviz of Women’s Semifinals at #RolandGarros,” June 2 (Tweet)Le Temps: Le Big Three vieillissant du tennis a encore de l’appétit, June 5Berliner Morgenpost: Wie weit komme ich mit dem 9-Euro-Ticket?, June 1Holger Dambeck/Der Spiegel: “Folgende Karte zeigt den Anteil verspäteter Ankünfte im Fernverkehr (Zeitraum 1.5.-22.5.22). Gut zu erkennen, dass es in Ostdeutschland und auch im Nordwesten von Niedersachsen viel weniger Probleme gibt. Dort sind die Trassen nicht überlastet…” June 6 (Tweet, Article)
And other charts covered everything from educational outcomes around the world to marriage in America:
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(@rosemintzers) writes for the blog at Datawrapper. She's here to talk data vis, tell stories, and tweak punctuation. The rest of the time, you can find her exploring new cities and googling the etymology of every word you say. Drop her a line at rose@datawrapper.de.
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