The causes of poverty
As of 2020, around 10 percent of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty. Listed are its top causes.
1. Hunger
If people do not get enough nutrition, they will not have the energy to work. A lack of access to food can also lead to malnutrition and illnesses. What is worse, they may starve to death.
2. A lack of clean environment and poor healthcare systems
Dirty water causes a variety of diseases. Women and girls in rural communities must walk for 200 million hours every day to get water.
Malaria and diarrhea are not easily curable in countries with poor healthcare systems. Traveling far to clinics or paying for medicine can push a family into extreme poverty.
There are other causes, such as conflict, poor education, climate change, and so on.