Developing Countries and the Problems They FaceI will start by defining what is meant by development, it is often seen in three different ways. · Developed countries - rich countries like the United States and Western Europe · Developing countries - countries that are getting richer like Brazil and Mexico · Less developed countries - countries that are still very poor and whose population is starving like Sudan and Bangladesh. There are basic needs that are partially or totally lacking in developing countries. Such as food, water, housing, health, education and work. Food is a basic need because food helps people grow and develop. It gives us energy to stay healthy and work. Without the right amount of food or the right types of food, people suffer from malnutrition which can lead to death. At least one in eight people in the world do not have enough to eat.[IMAGE][IMAGE]Clean, safe drinking water is essential to life. It is vital for fighting diseases such as diarrhea, typhoid and cholera. About 80% of diseases are caused by dirty and unsafe drinking water. [IMAGE] Housing is a major problem that can affect developing countries, as more and more people in developing countries are drawn to cities to the search for work and a better life. Cities are becoming overcrowded and the supply of affordable housing in cities does not match population growth, so there is a serious shortage of housing, so that in developing countries almost half of the population lives in slums. [IMAGE] Health care is important. “ensure a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. 70% of the population in third world countries does not have access to any organized health system.[IMAGE]Education is another problem in poor countries. Only four in ten adults can read and write and fewer than one in four children attend secondary school. Education is a very important basic need for the development of a country.