The Water Problem in Africa
- 5,000 children die each day in Africa due to dehydration
- Approximately one child dies every 17 seconds
- Of all the renewable water in Africa, only 4% is used each year
- More than half of Africans lack access to fresh water
- 90 percent of wastewater in developing countries is discharged into rivers and streams without any treatment.
- There are 1.6 million deaths per year attributed to dirty water and poor sanitation
- In the past ten years, diarrhea related to unsanitary water has killed more children than all the people lost to armed conflict since WWII.
- At any one time, it is estimated that half the world's hospital beds are occupied with patients suffering from waterborne diseases.
- The average distance that women in developing countries walk to collect water per day is four miles and the average weight that women carry on their heads is approximately 44 pounds.
- Over 40 billion work hours are lost each year in Africa to the need to fetch drinking water.
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