20 Water Facts

In sub-Saharan Africa, women spend 15-17 hrs/week collecting water.

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Fact 1

443 million school days are lost eachyear due to water-related illnesses that

keep children out of school andcompromise their ability to learn when

they do attend.

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Fact 2

Each American uses enough water tofill 1600 drinking glasses a day.

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Fact 3

Around 2.6 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation globally.

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Fact 4

Nearly 14,980 gallons of water a year per household leaks down the

drain & is never used in the US.

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Fact 5

Most of the 1.1 billion categorized as lacking access to clean water use

about 1.3 gallons per day, less than one flush of toilet in the U.S.

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Fact 6

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50% of all schools in the world don’thave freshwater or adequate sanitation.

Fact 7

U.S. water consumption can reach 100 gallons per person, 8 times that

of an Indian household.

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Fact 8

It takes 2,500 gallons of water to produce a pound of coffee.

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Fact 9

The amount of water used by a sprinkler in one hour is equal to the

daily water needs of a family of four.

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Fact 10

Diarrhea is the 2nd largest cause of child mortality.

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Fact 11

A five minute shower uses 10-25 gallons of water.

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Fact 12

On average, women in Africa and Asia walk 3.7 miles to collect water.

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Fact 13

America uses 408 billion gallons a day

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Fact 14

The weight of water containers that women in Asia & Africa carry on their heads equals the baggage

weight allowed by airlines.

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Fact 15

In sub-Saharan Africa, a baby’s chance of dying from diarrhea is

almost 520 times the chance of that in Europe or the United States.

Fact 16

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A child dies every 15 seconds of waterborne diseases.

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Fact 17

80% of all sickness in the developing world is due to water-related disease.

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Fact 18

The simple act of washing hands at critical times can reduce the number

of diarrheal cases by up to 35%.

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Fact 19

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98 percent of water-related deaths occur in the developing world.

Fact 20