884 million people in the world do not have access to safe water. This is roughly one in eight of the world's population.

 

2.5 billion people in the world do not have access to adequate sanitation, this is almost two fifths of the world's population.

 

1.8 million children die every year as a result of diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation. This amounts to around 5000 deaths a day.

 

The simple act of washing hands with soap and water can reduce diarrhoeal diseases by over 40%. (British Medical Journal)

 

The integrated approach of providing water, sanitation and hygiene reduces the number of deaths caused by diarrhoeal diseases by an average of 65%. (WHO)

 

Water-related disease is the second biggest killer of children worldwide, after acute respiratory infections like tuberculosis.

 

The weight of water that women in Africa and Asia carry on their heads is commonly 44 pounds!