That’s one-third of the world’s population.1
World Health Organization: WHO. (2019, June 18). 1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water – UNICEF, WHO. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news/item/18-06-2019-1-in-3-people-globally-do-not-have-access-to-safe-drinking-water-unicef-who
Collectively, women around the world spend 200 million hours per day walking for water.2
Farley, Malcolm G. “How Long Does It Take to Get Water? For Aysha, Eight Hours a Day.” UNICEF USA, UNICEF USA, 1 Mar. 2018, www.unicefusa.org/stories/how-long-does-it-take-get-water-aysha-eight-hours-day/30776.
443 million school days are missed
every year because of the global
water crisis.3
Prüss-Ustün, A, et al. “Burden of Disease from Inadequate Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Low- and Middle-Income Settings: a Retrospective Analysis of Data from 145 Countries.” Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH., U.S. National Library of Medicine, Aug. 2014, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24779548.
One person dies every 37 seconds
from water-related illnesses.4
Prüss-Ustün, A, et al. “Burden of Disease from Inadequate Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Low- and Middle-Income Settings: a Retrospective Analysis of Data from 145 Countries.” Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports., U.S. National Library of Medicine, Aug. 2014, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24779548.
Every $1 invested in safe water
yields $6.80 in economic return.5
Hutton, Guy. “Benefits and Costs of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene Targets for the Post-2015 Development Agenda.” World Health Organization, 2015, https://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/sites/default/files/water_sanitation_assessment_-_hutton.pdf.
50% of the developing world’s
hospital beds are filled with people
suffering from water-related diseases.6
Hutton, Guy. “Global Costs and Benefits of Drinking-Water Supply and Sanitation Interventions to Reach the MDG Target and Universal Coverage.” World Health Organization, WHO and The United Nations Children’s Fund, 2012, www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/2012/globalcosts.pdf.
4.2 billion people lack access
to adequate sanitation.7
“United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and World Health Organization (WHO) launch updated estimates for water, sanitation, and hygiene:” United Nations, 20 June 2019, https://www.unwater.org/who-and-unicef-launch-updated-estimates-for-water-sanitation-and-hygiene/.
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