1. 3.575 million people die each year from water-related disease.
2. Less than 1% of the world's fresh water (or about 0.007% of all water on earth) is readily accessible for direct human use.
3. Over 40 billion work hours are lost each year in Africa to the need to fetch drinking water.
4. At any one time, it is estimated that half the world's hospital beds are occupied with patients suffering from waterborne diseases.
5. 90 percent of waste water in developing countries is discharged into rivers and streams without any treatment. (UNDP,UNEP,World Bank, and the World Resources Institute.
6. Many sub-Saharan Africans get less than 20 liters of water a day and two-thirds have no proper toilets.
7. Many countries spend less than 1% of national income on water.
8. In the world's worst slums, people often pay five to 10 times more than wealthy people in the same cities or in London.
9. There is plenty of water globally but it is not evenly distributed and is difficult to transport.
10. The Middle East is the world's most "water-stressed" region, with Palestinians, especially in Gaza, suffering the most.