Facts About Water:
10 million do not have access to water in developed countries.
32 million do not have access to water in Latin America and Caribbean.
345 million do not have access to water in Africa.
196 million do not have access to water in South, West, and Central Asia.
200 million do not have access to water in Southeast, East Asia and Oceania.
780 million people – about one in nine – lack access to clean water.
More than twice that many, 2.5 billion people, don’t have access to a toilet.
Nearly all deaths due to water related illnesses, 99 percent, occur in the developing world.
An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a developing country slum uses for an entire day.
443 million school days are lost each year due to water-related illness.
3.4 million people die each year from a water related disease. That is almost the entire city of Los Angeles.
32 million do not have access to water in Latin America and Caribbean.
345 million do not have access to water in Africa.
196 million do not have access to water in South, West, and Central Asia.
200 million do not have access to water in Southeast, East Asia and Oceania.
780 million people – about one in nine – lack access to clean water.
More than twice that many, 2.5 billion people, don’t have access to a toilet.
Nearly all deaths due to water related illnesses, 99 percent, occur in the developing world.
An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a developing country slum uses for an entire day.
443 million school days are lost each year due to water-related illness.
3.4 million people die each year from a water related disease. That is almost the entire city of Los Angeles.
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