50%

POVERTY BY THE NUMBERS

2

60

80%

750

1.3

of world’s population live on less than $2.50 a day (912.50 a year).

billion people live in extreme poverty, less than $1.25 a day (456.25 a year).

million people don’t have access to clean drinking water.

of people in the world live on less than $10 a day (3650 a year).

billion dollars a year would end poverty (estimated by Oxfam). That’s less than 1/4 of the money the top 100 richest billionaires make.

million children die per year from preventable diseases because they can’t afford treatment.