Past Reports
Look back at the ground-breaking data and powerful human stories, curated for a diverse generation of thinkers and doers.
All reports are available in multiple languages.
2024 Report
The Race to Nourish a Warming World
The 2024 Goalkeepers Report warns that climate change and underfunded health systems are fueling a global malnutrition crisis. With over 400 million children lacking vital nutrients, it calls for urgent investments in tools and research to get the world back on track.
2023 Report
Imagine a World
The 2023 Goalkeepers Report brings attention to an alarming reality: maternal and newborn deaths remain high, with progress lagging halfway to 2030. It outlines seven low-cost innovations that could save two million lives with global support and investments.
2022 Report
The Future of Progress
In the face of overlapping crises like COVID-19, climate shocks, and conflict, the 2022 Goalkeepers Report makes clear that nearly every Global Goals indicator is off track at the halfway mark to 2030. And yet, there is hope. With human ingenuity, the world can make progress in food security and gender equality and make bold breakthroughs.
2021 Report
Innovation & Inequity
The 2021 Goalkeepers Report reveals COVID‑19’s sharp setbacks across the Global Goals. The pandemic pushed 31 million more people into extreme poverty and severely disrupted childhood vaccination in low‑income countries. But it also celebrates how long‑term investments in systems, women-led community initiatives, and health infrastructure helped the world avert worst-case scenarios and laid the groundwork for a more equitable recovery.
2020 Report
COVID-19: A Global Perspective
The 2020 Goalkeepers Report shows how COVID‑19 swiftly erased two decades of progress on nearly every Global Goals indicator. Yet it also highlights bold innovations that range from pooled testing to digital cash transfers and urges an equitable, collaborative global response to reclaim lost ground and rebuild toward the 2030 goals.
2019 Report
Examining Inequality
The 2019 Goalkeepers Report exposes how gender and geography still decide a person’s life outcomes. Where you’re born can be more predictive of your future than any other factor, with nearly half a billion people lacking access to basic health and education. It also champions bright spots like inclusion policies and community health worker models as proof that strategic investment in primary health care and digital innovation can help level the playing field.
2018 Report
Is Poverty Inevitable?
The 2018 Goalkeepers Report warns that progress in poverty reduction and health could stall as youth populations surge. But it also argues that attention to young people through health and education can unlock human capital and repeat the rapid progress seen in countries like China, India, and Ethiopia.
2017 Report
The Stories Behind the Data
The first-ever Goalkeepers Report showcased dramatic gains in global health and poverty reduction since 1990 while tracking 18 key Global Goals indicators like child and maternal mortality, HIV, malaria, and financial inclusion. The report urges the world to continue its support of bold leadership and innovation to keep advancement on track through 2030 and beyond.
