Dirty Water Kills

Although major improvements have been made, globally, one in eight people still lack access to clean drinking water, and one in three lack adequate sanitation facilities.

Lack of access to clean drinking water and lack of sanitation are two of the major causes of human illness and mortality. In combination, their impact leads to almost 800,000 human deaths, annually, in low- and middle-income countries. This is far more than the number of annual casualties from fooding, drought, or violent confict.