Key statistics
Every minute a newborn dies from infection caused by lack of clean water and an unclean environment.
Every minute a newborn dies from infection caused by lack of clean water and an unclean environment.
(WHO, 2015 & UNICEF 2019/20)
Diarrhoea caused by dirty water and poor toilets kills a child under 5 every 2 minutes.
Diarrhoea caused by dirty water and poor toilets kills a child under 5 every 2 minutes.
Based on Prüss-Ustün et al. (2019) and The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (2020)
Basic water services alone could save women 77 million working days per year.
Basic water services alone could save women 77 million working days per year.
(Mission-critical Report, WaterAid, 2021)
Every dollar invested in proactive flood resilience upgrades could reduce repair costs by up to US $179.
Every dollar invested in proactive flood resilience upgrades could reduce repair costs by up to US $179.
(Mission-critical report, WaterAid, 2021)
The World Bank says promoting good hygiene is one of the most cost effective health interventions.
The World Bank says promoting good hygiene is one of the most cost effective health interventions.
(Disease Control Priorities, third edition (volume 2), 2016)
If everyone, everywhere had clean water, the number of diarrhoeal deaths would be cut by a third.
If everyone, everywhere had clean water, the number of diarrhoeal deaths would be cut by a third.
(Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2014)
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*All (WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) Report 2021)