10 Interesting Poverty Facts

The poverty facts below will give you an insight that many people around the world still live in terrible condition. Their poverty can be seen on the low literacy rate, malnutrition, awful sanitation, low education and many other aspects. If you are interested to know much about the poverty facts, it is better for you to take a look at the following list below.

1.Drinking water

Drinking water is one of the important things in human life. Without having sufficient and safe amount of water, people can experience some diseases. Based on the poverty facts, it is stated that more than 6 billion people cannot gain the safe drinking water.

 

2.Literacy rate

Literacy is significant for writing and reading. It is so useful to support the life of the people. Poverty also affects the literacy rate of the people. The women occupy 2/3 from the 876 million illiterate people.

 

3.extreme poverty

It will be good news since the extreme poverty has decreased significantly from 30 per cent to 23 per cent in 1990. However, the rate of poverty now is only reduced by 123 million for the population of the world has increased.

 

4.sanitation facilities

As I have stated before, poverty also blocks out the people for having access to great sanitation facilities. The poverty facts state that more than 2.4 million cannot receive appropriate sanitation. As a result, 2.2 million people passed away because of various diseases every year.

 

5.Millennium Development Goals

To eradicate the poverty, the Millennium Development Goals have been set. The realization of the goals is affected by many factors like the politics and fund. In a year, more than $100 billion dollar is needed to support the project of the goals until 2015.

 

6.Hunger

As I have stated before, the rate of the poverty has been reduced drastically. That’s very good news. But there is bad news. The rate of the hungry people increases significantly. More than 852 million people have to face this problem.

 

7.Education for children

Because of poverty, many children around the world cannot receive proper education. In poor countries, less than a half of children gain the education in the primary school. The children who go to the secondary school is only rated less than 20 per cent. In total, 114 million children cannot attain the basic education worldwide.

 

8.government assistance

The assistance of government to reduce the number of poverty has decreased from 0.33 per cent to 0.22 per cent. It will be harden for the poor people since there is little help and attention from the government.

 

9.income growth

The income growth of the people in a certain transition and developing countries in 1990s is not more than 3 per cent. If the income can be developed significantly, the rate of the poverty can be reduced.

 

10.Agricultural sector

Agriculture is the main sector for more than 80 per cent of the women who live in South Asia and sub-Saharan. Most of the women who work in this sector only receive little education and hardly literate.

 

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