Around the world, many people do not have access to clean water. Why? Water Pollution.
The effects water pollution has on human health is unimaginable.
Because of water pollution...
The effects water pollution has on human health is unimaginable.
Because of water pollution...
- 1 out every 5 deaths that occurs in children under 5 is due to a water-related illness
- 783 million people do have access to clean and safe drinking water
- 443 million school days are lost due to water-related illnesses
- In developing nations, 80% of deaths can be linked to inadequate water
- 1/2 of the world's hospital beds are filled with people suffering from water-related illnesses, including typhoid, cholera, dysentery, polio, and hepatitis
- Over 1/2 of the schools in developing nations don't have access to proper water and sanitation facilities. Because of this, many students, especially girls, are forced to drop out before the age of 15
- Less than 1/3 of the people in Sub-Saharan Africa have access to a proper toilet
- A child dies every minute due to a water-related disease
- 3.4 million people die every year due to a water-related disease
- Due to the lack of access to clean water, children die at a rate equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing every 4 hours
"We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one"
-Jacques Cousteau
-Jacques Cousteau