Of Earth’s 1.4 billion km3 of water, only 35 million km3 (2.5%) is fresh water.
Every 20 seconds, a child dies because of a lack of proper sanitation. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 12% of the health budget is used to treat diarrhea, and often, at least half of a hospital’s beds are filled with people who have a fecal-related disease. However, 783 million people, or 11% of the global population, still do not have access to clean drinking water, and 2.5 billion people live without basic sanitation. This video PSA by Designmatters, students at Art Center College of Design, plays up the differences in across the continents.Īccording to the UN, the average person needs between 20 and 50 liters (5.3-13.2 gallons) of water each day to satisfy their drinking, cooking, cleaning, and sanitation needs. This results in an average 40 billion work hours being lost each year in Africa. In developing countries, women have to walk an average of four miles a day to get water that may or may not be clean. In the United States alone, almost 34 billion gallons of water are treated every day at water facilities.
Most Americans get their water delivered to their home, usually through a tap, and can almost always count on it being sanitary. MoreĮvery day, the average American family uses about 552 gallons of water.Ĭompare this to the average African family, which uses about 5 gallons of water a day. She is entering her senior year of high school and has a passion for wildlife conservation.
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