Over 1.8 million children die each year from chronic diarrhea. (Source: World Health Organization).
4 million people die each year from diseases related to lack of good hygiene and clean water.
In the past 10 years, diarrhea has killed more children than all the people lost to armed conflict since World War II.
Clean water in an impoverished region can save lives, increase productivity and jump start an economy.
More than half of Africa's population lacks clean, safe water.
1.2 Billion people live on less than $1/day.
3 Billion people live on less than $3/day.
In the developing world, 70% of people lack access to safe, treated water. (Source: Pan American Center for Sanitary
Engineering and Environmental Sciences. & hydraid.org)
In sub-Saharan Africa, a baby’s chance of dying from diarrhea is almost 520 times that of a baby in the United States.
(Source: Water for Life: Making It Happen 2005, World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund)
A World Health Organization cost-benefit analysis showed that every $1 invested in improved drinking water and sanitation
can yield economic benefits of $4 to $34, depending on the region. It is estimated that productivity gains from a reduction
in diarrheal disease will exceed $700 million a year if the 2015 Millennium Development Goals for drinking water and sanitation
targets are reached. (Source: Water for Life: Making It Happen 2005, World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund)
The World Health Organization estimates that 80% of all diseases worldwide result from contaminated water, inadequate
sanitation, and poor hygiene.
In China, India, and Indonesia, twice as many people die from diarrhea than from HIV/AIDS.