• From the total number of households in North Macedonia, 89.7% have connection with public water supply.

• 88.2% of schools in North Macedonia use connection to the public network, 4.7% connection to hydrophore, 3.0% are using well, 0.1% tank and 4.0% other ways for water supply.

• From our country around 3 million l of mineral and sparkled water are exported and around 22 million l are exported.

• In our country, around737 million l of mineral, sparkled and non-sparkled, non-sweetened water are produced.

KEY FACTS ACCORDING STATE STATISTICAL OFFICEOF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

• Over 800 women die every day from complications in pregnancy and childbirth.

• Around 159 million people collect their drinking water from surface water, such as ponds and streams.

• Around 4 billion people - nearly two-thirds of the world’s population - experience severe water scarcity during at least one month of the year.

• 2.1 billion people live without safe water at home.

• One in four primary schools have no drinking water service, with pupils using unprotected sources or going thirsty.

• Globally, 80% of the people who have to use unsafe and unprotected water sources live in rural areas.

KEY FACTS ACCORDING UNITED NATIONS

WHAT IS THE THEME? The theme for World Water Day 2019 is ‘Leaving no one behind’. This is an adaptation of the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: as sustainable development progresses, everyone must benefit.