Graphic: 1.6 million
Children under age 5 who die each year in the world because of unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation
1.1 billion
People without access to safe drinking water
84
Percent of people without access to safe drinking water who live in rural areas
0.3
Percent of the Earth’s water that is usable by humans
6 quadrillion
Gallons of fresh water in the Great Lakes; a fifth of the world’s fresh surface water
97.5
Percent of the Earth’s water that is saltwater
90
Percent of the total cost of a bottle of water that is in the lid, label and bottle
40
Estimated percent of bottled water that comes from a municipal water system
70
Percent of the human body made up of water
2
Liters of water needed by the human body per day
Sources: UNICEF, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Geological Survey, bottledwaterblues.com, American Water Works Association, Great Lakes Information Network
Compiled by Brooke Nevils
