663 million people lack access to clean drinking water. In 1990, it was 1.3 billion.

2.6 billion people have gained access to improved drinking water since 1990

In sub-Saharan Africa, 427 million people have gained access to clean water.

1 in 3 people are without sanitation facilities.

Today, fewer than 1,000 children under five die each day from illness caused by inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene, compared to over 2,000 15 years ago.

159 million people still use water directly from the surfaces of rivers and lakes. Of those, two thirds live in sub-Saharan Africa.