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Today 1 in 3 people or 2.2 billion people around the world lack safe drinking water
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Over half of the global population or 4.2 billion people lack safe sanitation
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Approximately 50 litres of water per person per day are needed to ensure that most basic needs are met while keeping public health risks at a low level
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207 million people spent over 30 minutes per round trip to collect water from an improved source
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Globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces
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Some 297 000 children – more than 800 every day – under five who die annually from diarrhoeal diseases due to poor sanitation, poor hygiene, or unsafe drinking water
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Children younger than age 5 in countries experiencing protracted conflict are 20 times more likely to die from causes linked to unsafe water and sanitation than from direct violence
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1 million deaths each year are associated with unclean births. Infections account for 26% of neonatal deaths and 11% of maternal mortality
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Hygiene promotion is the most cost effective health intervention