- More people have a mobile phone than a toilet.
- 2.5 billion people – or 1 in 3 – lack access to improved sanitation; 1 billion still practice open defecation.
- Improved sanitation facilities are estimated to result in an average reduction in cases of diarrhea by approximately 28%.
- Washing hands with soap has been found to reduce diarrhea by approximately 23%.
- Only 64% of the world’s population has access to improved sanitation – defined as a sanitation facility that ensures hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact.
Only 62% of the world’s population has access to improved sanitation – defined as a sanitation facility that ensures hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact.
From the World Health Organization and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP). (2015) Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation, 2015 Update and MDG Assessment