Since 2013, World Toilet Day has been held on Nov. 19, and is marked by the Portable Sanitation Association International and the United Nations. Both organizations seek to accelerate action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. World Toilet Day celebrates a different theme each year, and this year's campaign, "We’ll Always Need the Toilet," calls for action to protect and expand access to sanitation despite its challenges — such as aging infrastructure, rising demand and low investment.
The following sanitation facts and figures come from the WHO/UNICEF Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) database. This World Toilet Day, revisit the cold,
