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The score is an experimental index designed for comparative reading. It is neither a scientifically validated measure of “alienation,” nor evidence of causality, nor a moral ranking of populations. For multinational regions, the system calculates an equally weighted average of the latest available national data points and reports the resulting coverage.

Fixed normalization ceilings: 30 deaths per 100,000 = 100 for suicide and homicide; 30% = 100 for the child-vulnerability proxy; the V-Dem index (0–1, higher means freer) is inverted into a censorship proxy (0–100). Reference years may differ because each organization publishes on its own schedule.

The carbon footprint is annual consumption-based CO₂ per person. It adjusts territorial emissions for carbon embedded in imports and exports. It is displayed in tonnes per person and has a weight of 0% in the Humanity Alert Score while the environmental methodology is kept distinct from the four social-pressure dimensions.

Precautionary gauge bands: 0–9 Stable, 10–24 Fragile, 25–39 Concerning, 40–59 Critical and 60–100 Emergency. Composite-score bands use the same five-level logic at 0–14, 15–29, 30–44, 45–64 and 65–100. These bands affect interpretation and colour only; they never alter the collected observations or the published formula.

• WHO / World Bank · Suicide (CC BY 4.0)
• UNODC / World Bank · Homicide (CC BY 4.0)
• V-Dem · Expression
• ILO / World Bank · Children (CC BY 4.0)
• Global Carbon Budget / OWID · Consumption-based CO₂