
While the people in developed nations have access to safe water, in developing countries only 86% do.Another thing is 97% people in rural areas in least developed countries do not have access to piped water and 14% drink surface water like from ponds, lakes or rivers.
Another fact states that in sub-Saharan Africa, only 61% people have access to safe water. Another gruesome fact is more than 3,000 children die from diarrhea every day due to lack of safe drinking water.