Drinking Water Statistics

(from the UN Report on Water, UNDP & WHO/Unicef)

3.5 million - deaths annually related to water quality - predominantly in developing countries (2012 UN Report on Water)
1.5 million - deaths annually in children related to contaminated drinking water (2012 UN Report on Water)
1/2 - half of the world's hospital beds are filled with people suffering from a water-related disease- (UNDP, 2006)
1 out of 5 - # of deaths under the age of 5 worldwide due to a water-related disease- (WHO/UNICEF, 2009)