Statistics
- 45% of deaths among children under 5 years of age are linked to under nutrition.
- 2.3 billion people still do not have basic sanitation facilities.
- 892 million still defecate in the open, for example behind bushes or into open bodies of water.
- Children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the food borne disease burden, with 125,000 deaths every year.
- 844 million people lack even a basic drinking-water service.
- At least 2 billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces.
- 23% of girls drop out of schools once they reach puberty due to lack of toilets.
- 6.4% of India’s GDP is lost every year due to lack of access to sanitation.
- 915 children under the age of five die due to inadequate sanitation.
- Vaccinations can save 1.5 million people every year.
- 36% children under the age of 5 years of age are underweight in India.
