Diseases from dirty water kill more people than war each year.

Let it come as no surprise that an entire third of the population in the world does not have adequate access to safe drinking water and sanitation to meet their basic needs.

 world’s population stands a high risk of transmitting diseases such as cholera, arsenicosis, malaria, fluorosis and a host of other fatal illnesses. It may sound mind-boggling that a whopping 3 million people die prematurely every year as a result of water-borne diseases.
The cases are more prevalent in developing countries, with Southern Asia holding the record for most people who do not use improved sanitation facilities, which coupled with unclean water, are the second largest cause of death in children. Looking at this death toll, it would be suffice to say that no form of violence outstrips it, including war.