Worldwide Poverty Facts
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• More than 3 Billion people live on less than $2.50 U.S. dollars a day.

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• ​1 Billion children are living in poverty.

 

• 22,000 children die each day due to poverty.

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• There are 153 Million orphans.

 

• 805 Million people do not have enough food to eat. 

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• 750 Million people lack access to clean drinking water.

 

• Over 2 Billion people lack access to even a basic sanitation service.​

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• ​Preventable diseases like diarrhea kill 2 Million children annually.

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• ​Over 1 Billion people have little to no access to electricity. 

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​               Sources: United Nations, UNICEF, World Health Organization.
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