Haiti Fast Facts
Haiti Fast Facts
Haiti was one of the poorest countries in the world in 2014. Nearly 80% of Haitians live under the poverty line and less than 2% have access to health care. Many Haitians live in extreme poverty with less than 20% of families living below the poverty line. The number of children under five with moderate to extreme malnutrition (below 50% of the World Health Organization’s low-income cut-off) increased from 6,900 in 2010 to 6,965 in 2014. The rate of severe acute malnutrition was more than doubled from 2% in 2010 to 5% in 2014.
About half of children under five are wasted (defined as a body-weight-for-height of below -2 standard deviation (SD) below the World Health Organization’s reference median). Nearly 4,000 children under five die each year due to malnutrition, and more than 40% of those deaths are in the first six months of life.
Haiti has a per capita income of $1,400, not including food.
Haiti has a per capita income of $1,400 a year, excluding food.
Haiti has the highest GDP per capita in the Western Hemisphere.
Haiti has the highest GDP per capita in the Western Hemisphere.
Haiti has the highest poverty rate.
Haiti has the highest poverty rate.
Haiti has the highest rate of extreme poverty in the world.
Haiti has the highest rate of extreme poverty in the world.
Haiti has the lowest life expectancy in the Western Hemisphere.
Haiti has the lowest life expectancy in the Western Hemisphere.
Haiti has the highest HIV rate.
Haiti has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS in the Western Hemisphere.
Haiti has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS in the