BIRTH RATES: Belgium, like many MEDC’s, has a low birth rate. The average was last measured in 2012 and added up to a total of 1.79 births per woman. The reason that MEDC’s like Belgium have a lower birth rate is due to the fact that MEDC’S have better health care and better education. Therefor if they have better health care they are able to either have abortions or be able to take care of their child without any issues. And the better education means that when the children grow up they will know not to have many kids and also not to have them at a young age. Most women don’t have many children because they work for a certain period of time until they decide to raise a family.
ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER: In Belgium, most people have access to drinking water since the water which comes out of the taps is clean. Belgium is divided into two part, the dutch side and the French speaking side. When it comes to drinking water, Wallonia (Dutch), supplies water for 55% of the Belgian population whereas Wallonia only makes up 37% of Belgiums population. Flanders (Dutch) depends on Wallonia for 40% of their water, and Brussels depends on them for 98%.
LIFE EXPECTANCY: The life expectancy in Belgium was last measured in 2012 and it was up to an average of 80.4 years old. In Belgium, the women life expectancy is 82.9 years and the men is 77.8. This shows that the women (on average) live longer than the men. The reason that MEDC’s have a higher life expectancy than LEDC’s is because of the health care, quality of shelter, access to drinking water and food. Health care is a lot better is MEDC’s than in LEDC’s because MEDC’s have more money to finace good hospitals and/or clinics. The quality of shelter is important because if you live on a piece of carboard on the side of the street you are a lot more prone to diseases and extreme temperatures (either very hot or very cold). Access to drinking water is very important because dirty water carries many diseases. Even thought people mostly have access to drinking water, many people still do not (especially in Mozambique). My last point is food, which is vital because food gives you energy to do things which you couldn’t do if you didn’t have any, for example: If you don’t have food and you need to work, the quality of your work will not be as good as if had food in your system.
ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER: In Belgium, most people have access to drinking water since the water which comes out of the taps is clean. Belgium is divided into two part, the dutch side and the French speaking side. When it comes to drinking water, Wallonia (Dutch), supplies water for 55% of the Belgian population whereas Wallonia only makes up 37% of Belgiums population. Flanders (Dutch) depends on Wallonia for 40% of their water, and Brussels depends on them for 98%.
LIFE EXPECTANCY: The life expectancy in Belgium was last measured in 2012 and it was up to an average of 80.4 years old. In Belgium, the women life expectancy is 82.9 years and the men is 77.8. This shows that the women (on average) live longer than the men. The reason that MEDC’s have a higher life expectancy than LEDC’s is because of the health care, quality of shelter, access to drinking water and food. Health care is a lot better is MEDC’s than in LEDC’s because MEDC’s have more money to finace good hospitals and/or clinics. The quality of shelter is important because if you live on a piece of carboard on the side of the street you are a lot more prone to diseases and extreme temperatures (either very hot or very cold). Access to drinking water is very important because dirty water carries many diseases. Even thought people mostly have access to drinking water, many people still do not (especially in Mozambique). My last point is food, which is vital because food gives you energy to do things which you couldn’t do if you didn’t have any, for example: If you don’t have food and you need to work, the quality of your work will not be as good as if had food in your system.