UnseenFront · Moral Disorder Index
World MDI — Historical Trajectory
Population-weighted average across 195 nations.
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Range
Sub-dimensions
Tracked (verified, weekly)
Back-cast (v3.1.3 J-curve reconstruction)
Uncertainty range
Sources: Equaldex · Open Doors WWL · TI CPI · V-Dem v16 · UNODC · UNICEF · DHS · WHO · World Bank · US TIP Report · primary statutes & court rulings (abortion / euthanasia change-points, 74 + 33 countries)
Sub-dimension scope notes (v3.1 — life-taking emphasis).
Body is weighted toward the taking of innocent life: abortion 30%, euthanasia 18%, homicide 17%, trafficking 10%, FGM 8%, legal bodily protections 7%, alcohol-use disorder 6%, out-of-wedlock births 2%, infanticide 2% — life-taking indicators total 67% of Body and ~19% of the total MDI. Gender ideology and gene editing remain under Creation.
Sub-dimension lines are continuous 1900–2025: where empirical coverage is thin, the line blends documented history (era-bracket anchors and primary-sourced legal change-points) with available data. The shaded band around each sub-dim widens with anchor reliance — hover for the exact ± uncertainty and coverage at that year. Pre-1990 Body draws on primary-source abortion and euthanasia statutes; homicide, FGM, AUD, and TIP layer in post-1990. Pre-1980 Creation reflects a structural floor with a 1980–1995 ramp to V-Dem civil-liberty signal. TIP tier (Sovereignty) is back-filled to 2001 (TVPA enactment); pre-2001 Sovereignty draws on state-independence and domestic-autonomy indicators only.