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

50 per cent – Percentage of the developing world’s population who do not have access to basic sanitation facilities – a total of 2.6 billion people.

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

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

4 times – The richest fifth of the population in developing countries are 4 times more likely to use improved sanitation than the poorest fifth of the population (and twice as likely to use improved water sources).

44 per cent – Percentage of women in rural Africa who spend 30 minutes or more to fetch a single bucket of water for their family’s needs.

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.