Facts and Stats

Jun 29, 2015
842,000 people die every year from diarrheal disease caused by unsafe drinking water and lack of appropriate sanitation; that equates to 2,300 people daily
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Jun 29, 2015
The return on investment in water is incredibly high. According to U.N. Water, every $1 invested in water and sanitation produces a whopping ROI between $5 and $28.
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Jun 29, 2015
Approximately $24 billion worth of economic value is lost each year due to the time individuals spend collecting water rather than working or going to school, an activity that consumes, on average, 25 percent of women’s time in developing nations.
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Jun 29, 2015
$260 billion is lost each year as a result of limited or no access to clean water supplies and sanitation.
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Jun 29, 2015
Universal access to clean water would result in an estimated $32 billion boost in economic benefits annually.
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Jun 29, 2015
Annually, 4.3 percent of sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP is lost due to the lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities.
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Jul 01, 2015
The estimated total economic impact of the internet of things over the next 10 years is between $3.9 trillion and $11.1 trillion, or 3% to 11% of the world economy
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Jul 10, 2015
Cloud IT infrastructure spending is $33.4 billion of the $100-billion IT market this year. This is up from 28% of IT infrastructure spending a year ago.
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Jul 10, 2015
Private cloud IT infrastructure spending is growing at a pace of about 17% a year, and is now at about $12 billion.
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Jul 10, 2015
Public cloud IT infrastructure spending is growing at a rate of 32%, and is expected to reach $22 billion this year.
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