(a collection of facts and figures related to water, sanitation, hygiene and health)

47 per cent – Percentage of the developing world’s population who do not have access to basic sanitation facilities – a total of 2.5 billion people.

884 million – The number of people worldwide who do not have access to improved water sources.

4,000 – The estimated number of children under five who die every day from diarrhoeal diseases alone.

5 of 54 – Number of countries in Africa on track to meet the MDG sanitation target.

41 per cent – Percentage of households in rural Africa with improved sources where it takes 30 minutes or more to fetch water.

72 per cent – Percentage of households in Africa in which women are responsible for fetching water.

400 million – The number of school children with diminished learning abilities due to intestinal worm infections.

Hundreds of millions – The number of people with drinking water sources contaminated by dangerous microbiological or chemical contaminants.

Sources: UNICEF and WHO.