Key Facts About the Water Crisis

​(Sources:  Water.org and United Nations)

 

• Every 90 seconds a child dies of a water-related disease (cholera, hepatitis, typhoid, dysentery, etc.)
   

• The 3rd leading cause of child death is diarrhea 
   

• In the developing world, contaminated water accounts for 80% of all diseases and claims the lives of 5 million children a year
   

• 443 million school days are lost each year due to water-related illness
   

• An estimated 266 million hours are spent each day by women and girls in collecting water for domestic use (up to 6 hours per day)
   

• The lost productivity of people collecting water is greater than the combined number of hours worked in a week by employees at Walmart, United Parcel Service, McDonald's, IBM, Target, and Kroger
   

• More people die each day from unsafe water than from all forms of violence (including war)
   

• Today 1 in 9 people lack access to safe water; 1 in 3 lack access to a toiletMore