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270,000 children die during their first month of life due to conditions such as prematurity, which could be prevented through access to clean water, sanitation, and health care facilities4.
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There are still 2.4 billion people in the world living without adequate sanitation³.
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2.1 billion people have gained access to adequate sanitation since 1990².
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82% of the urban population has access to sanitation, against 51% of the rural population².
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7 out of 10 people live without adequate sanitation4.
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More than 1 billion people worldwide still do not have access to a toilet, which means that one in four people continue to relieve themselves outdoors, a very problematic practice since it represents a continuous source of disease and water contamination³.
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13% of the world's population still has no access to a bathroom; in 1990 it was 24%³.
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In Brazil 2% of people still do not have access to a bathroom, against 17% in 19904.
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There are 4 million Brazilians without access to a toilet4.
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In some of the least developed countries, 49% of schools have no access to water and 53% have no access to sanitary facilities².
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Between 2000 and 2015, the proportion of the world population with at least one basic sanitation service increased from 59% to 68%¹.
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892 million people worldwide practice open defecation¹.
Source1: Unesco, 2019
Source2: Atlas on Children’s Health and the Environment“ - WHO 2017
Source3:“Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-Water”, 2015 – (WHO)/ UNICEF
Source4: World Health Organization 2015 (WHO) / Unicef
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