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# 🌎 Chart of the Day #4
- URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/chart-of-the-day-4/
- Published: 2024-01-11T09:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-11T09:12:18.000Z
- Author: QS
- Tags: Charts

For over 5 years, [HolonIQ](https://www.holoniq.com/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) has been visualizing the global impact economy. Now, with more than 1 million charts on Climate Tech, Education, Healthcare, and the Global Economy, we're kicking off 2024 with a new daily newsletter for data-driven, global leaders who want to understand trends in strategic industries.

### Today's Topics

- **💡 Electricity Access**. Sub-Saharan Africa lags in electricity access
- **💰** **Rising Debt**. US Credit Card Balance Tops $1 Trillion.
- **😔 Mental Health.** Sadness and Suicidality on the Rise Among US Students.

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## 💡 Sub-Saharan Africa lags in electricity access

At a global level, the percentage of people with access to electricity has steadily increased over the last few decades. In 2000, just under 80% of the world's population had access; this has increased to more than 90% by the 2020s. In the early 2000s, over 1 billion people did not have access to electricity in developing Asia, however, in 2020 that figure was reduced to 100 million people. However, the same cannot be said for sub-Saharan Africa, as over half a billion people do not have access to electricity since the early 2000s.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f1/d4/f1d411df-6f49-4c75-a302-f8c9e9f59495/content/images/2024/01/HolonIQ_Number_of_People_Without_Access_to_Electricity_by_Region_2000_2023_HCH3I79MLDEQRM0I0OUK--1--1.png)

> Source: IEA

## 💰 US Credit Card Balance Tops $1 Trillion

Credit card balances in the US increased by $45 billion, from $986 billion in Q1 2023 to an all-time high of $1.03 trillion in Q2 2023, marking a 4.6% quarterly increase. This reflects robust consumer spending as well as higher prices due to inflation. Credit card delinquencies are at an 11-year high, as measured using a four-quarter average. However, the quarter-to-quarter trend appeared less alarming, with New York Fed researchers noting a levelling out near pre-pandemic levels in the most recent two quarters.

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f1/d4/f1d411df-6f49-4c75-a302-f8c9e9f59495/content/images/2024/01/HolonIQ_US_collective_credit_card_balance_2003_2023_HCH54O4N8NEFCC3KV47V.png)](https://my.holoniq.com/charts/HCH54O4N8NEFCC3KV47V?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

> Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

## 😔 Sadness and Suicidality on the Rise Among US Students

Globally, student mental health has been on a decline but was exacerbated by pandemic school closures and isolation. In the current US educational landscape, over 40% of US school students experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, and over 20% seriously considered attempting suicide. Education institutions (and whole systems) are increasingly integrating technology-led solutions to support student well-being as part of their broader student support services.

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f1/d4/f1d411df-6f49-4c75-a302-f8c9e9f59495/content/images/2024/01/HolonIQ_Mental_health_and_suicidality_variables_amongst_school_students_in_the_US_2011_2021_HCH2NUCTMWUXCUDZAGE5--1-.png)](https://my.holoniq.com/charts/HCH2NUCTMWUXCUDZAGE5?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

> Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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