2.6 billion Number of people worldwide who lack access to sanitation.
11 million Number of children under age 5 who die every year from preventable diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and measles.
24 Percentage of homeless people in the United States who have part-time or full-time jobs.
2.8 billion Number of the world's 6 billion people who live on less than $2 per day; 1.2 billion of them live on less than $1 per day.
33¢ Amount out of every $100 everyone would need to invest for all children to be healthy, well-nourished and in primary school.
SOURCES: UNICEF; OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY; WORLD BANK.
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