- More than 80% of the world's population lives on less than $10 per day.
- 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, 2.6 billion people lack access to sanitation and 2 billion people lack access to modern energy sources.
- More than 100 million people are homeless around the world. A third of the global population lives in slums.
- According to UNICEF, 25,000 children die each day due to poverty.
- There are 2.2 billion children in the world, and 1 billion in poverty.
- In the United States, approximately 95 million people, a third of the nation have housing problem, including a high cost burden, overcrowding, poor-quality shelter or homelessness.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Global Poverty by the Numbers
Understanding global poverty starts with numbers. The numbers can be overwhelming - -
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