Question

Joseph lives in a country that lacks basic social infrastructure. Moreover, the banking system is not managed properly. The level of education is low. In which type of country is Joseph residing? Generally, what is the trend of fertility rate in such countries?

Answer 1

The country in which Joseph is living is a least developed country (LDC), also often referred to as a ''third world country''. This type of countries are the countries that are at the bottom in pretty much every parameter used for measuring the quality of the human life. The government and the public institutions are corrupt, and also available for only certain people, the infrastructure is terrible, the industry undeveloped, the economy in dire condition, education is of very low quality...

These types of countries though are the ones that have the highest fertility rates, often the average being between 6 and 8 children per woman. Unfortunately, because of the bad conditions lot of those children die as infants or in the early childhood, on top of that the life expectancy is very low, usually in the range between 40 and 50 years of age.

Answer 2

Joseph lives in a(n) undeveloped country. Generally, the fertility rates are negative in such countries.