Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen (video)

Must see video that says, 'think again.'

TED | Talks | Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen (video) Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen

The first comment sums it up well.

The speech is hilariously entertaining, informative about world demographics, and demonstration of shockingly amazing software, a example of how massive information can be conveyed efficiently, and a call for making publicly funded databases avialable for analysis - all at the same time and in 18 minutes. It will leave you stuneed. No visualization software has ever made me feel so inadequate.

A great mention in the talk is that you have to have health before you can have riches.