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by Janelle Joo 6 years ago

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Devloped vs Developing Countries

There are distinct differences between developed and developing countries. Developing countries often face higher infant mortality rates due to lower quality medical care and limited resources.

Devloped vs Developing Countries

Devloped vs Developing Countries

Developed Countries

Equal women’s status
Developed countries tend to be more progressive and educated, and so, are further along in civil rights. The higher women's status also leads to more time working and less time having children.
Access to contraception and medical care
Along with technological advancements come the national care citizens receive and education on reproduction in making sure that they will be able to take care for children.
Make up less than ⅙ of world population
Developed countries tend to have close to stagnant to declining birth rates.
39 nations are classified as highly developed
Those nations were determined by their economies' GNI per capita.
High level of industrial and technical expertise
The advancement of technology within the nations typically led the nations to development.

Developing Countries

High infant mortality rate
Because of the lower quality of medical care, infants in developing countries tend to have higher rate of death compared to developed countries.
Traditional Agricultural Economies
Developing countries are typically behind on terms of technologies and as such would use outdated, less expensive techniques of agriculture.
Rapid population growth
Developing countries are going through a delayed industrial revolution where they have access to the technology that reduces the risk of infant mortality, but still need many children to help around.
Limited Resources
A reason why many developing countries have stayed behind developed countries are a mismanagement of their resources, or a lack of resources in the first place.
Low per capita GNI (gross national income)
Developing countries are typically still developing and catching up to developed countries in terms of technology and economy.