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2 out of 5

people globally still lack access to safe sanitation.

https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water/publication/the-global-sanitation-crisis?intcid=ecr_hp_dataA_en_ext

Source: World Bank (2025), The Global Sanitation Crisis: Pathways to Urgent Action

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412 million

children around the world survive on less than $3 a day.

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinpeople/ten-years-of-progress-and-challenges--insights-into-global-child?intcid=ecr_hp_dataB_en_ext

Source: World Bank Group and UNICEF (2025), Global, Regional, and Select National Trends in the Progress against Child Poverty

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90 percent

of the world is exposed to poor air quality, degraded land or water stress.

https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/the-economics-of-a-livable-planet?intcid=ecr_hp_dataC_en_ext

Source: World Bank (2025), Reboot Development: The Economics of a Livable Planet

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$4.46

per person per day was the global average cost of a healthy diet in 2024, in PPP dollars.

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/can-everyone-afford-to-eat-healthy--new-data-show-progress--but-?intcid=ecr_hp_dataD_en_ext

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Bank (2025), Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet