Water Fact Items

At any given time, half the world’s hospital beads are occupied by patient suffering from water-related diseases. 2006 United Nations Human Development Report. Quoted at “Water Facts,” www.water.org

Across the world, water-related diseases are the leading cause of death for children under the age of 5.  World Health Organization. World Health Report 2003. Quoted at “Water Facts,” www.water.org.

Every 15 seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease. Estimate derived from statistics in 2006 United Nations Human Development Report. Quoted at “Water Facts,” www.water.org.

The average American individual uses 100 to 176 gallons of water at home each day. The average African family uses about 5 gallons of water each day.   U . S. … Read more

A person needs 4 to 5 gallons of water per day to survive.   The Sphere Project Handbook “Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.” Quoted at “Water Facts,” www.water.org.  Les … Read more

A person can live weeks without food, but only days without water. University of California at Davis “Scripts,” January 2001. Quoted at “Water Facts,” www.water.org

Minnesotans used 1.4 trillion gallons of water in 2006. The electrical power industry used 855 billion gallons, mostly for pass-through cooling. Public and private waterworks used 220 billion gallons. Industries … Read more