14 charts that should restore your faith in humanity

If you're feeling down about 2016, maybe a look at the data can help.

Over at the site Our World in Data, economist Max Roser has been putting together a compendium of charts and briefs that reveal  the state of our world.

Roser's data tell an uplifting story. The world is the safest, richest, most connected, and most highly-educated it's ever been.

Here are some of the most uplifting charts to carry your spirits into the new year.