About Haiti

Here are a few quick facts about the situation in Haiti:

- Population – 9.2 million

- Official language - Creole

- Poorest country in the Western Hemisphere

- 80% of Haitians languish in poverty and hopelessness.

- Average person lives on less than $2/day ($610/year)

- Over 50% unemployment rate.

- 50% of people over the age of 15 are illiterate

- 38,000 children under age 5 die every year (Malnutrition).

- 50% of children die by the age of  5

- 16,000 lives lost yearly due to Aids

- Life expectancy is a mere 47.6 years.

- 25% of people have access to clean water

- 50% of the population is under the age of 18

- 30% of Haiti’s income comes through foreign aid.

(information taken from CIA World Factbook)                                       

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