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Haiti troubles

Last reviewed: 12-02-2009

Haiti

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Capital:	Port-Au-Prince
Area size:	27560 sq. km Slightly smaller than Belgium
Time zone:	GMT -4
Currency:	Gourde
Area code:	(+) 509
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Caribbean climate with wetter period between April and October; winters are warm and sunny and summers hot.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
French and Creole are the official languages, although Creole is more widely spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	10.0 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	9.5 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	9.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	9.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	9.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	9.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	8.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	8.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	8.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
15.5 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Nearly 95 percent of the population are descendants of African slaves. There are also minorities of European and Asian origin as well as a small mestizo (mixed descent) group.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Around 80 percent are Catholics and 16 percent Protestant. However, most Haitians also practice vodou, a mixture of Christian and African beliefs.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	40.1 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	39.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	38.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	38.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	37.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	36.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	36.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	35.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1950
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available

Percentage of population under 15

2005	38.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	38.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	38.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	39.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	39.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	40.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	59.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	52.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	51.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	49.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	49.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	52.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	57.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	51.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	50.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	48.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	48.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	49.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	61.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	52.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	52.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	49.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	49.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	55.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	57 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	60 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	84 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	74 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	76 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	79 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	79 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	81 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	76 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	80 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	120 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	117 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	118 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	123 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	125 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	24 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	24 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	24 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	24 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	24 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	24 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	670 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	680 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	146	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	154	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	153	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	153	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	150	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	146	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	22 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	22 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	17 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	17 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	17 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	17 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	17 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	28 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	58 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	46 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	47 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	58 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	54 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	71 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	46 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	19 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	30 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	34 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	28 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	No data available percent
2003	51.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	51.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	50.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	49.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	No data available percent
2003	53.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	53.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	52.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	52.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	No data available percent
2003	54 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	50 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	48.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	47.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2007	11 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2008
2006	17 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	17 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	17 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	17 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	16 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	10 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	9 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Cellular telephone subscribers

2007	261 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2006	139 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	59 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	48 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	39 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	17 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	11 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	7 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Internet users

2007	104 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2006	75 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	70 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	60 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	18 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	10 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	4 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	177	Transparency International 2008
2007	177	Transparency International 2007
2006	163	Transparency International
2004	145 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	131	Transparency International
2002	89 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
No (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	53.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	53.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2002	No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2006	430 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	420 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	390 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	380 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	400 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	440 current US$	WorldBankDataProfileTables2008
2000	470 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2006	5.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	4.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	3.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	2.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	3.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	3.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	3.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual GDP growth

2006	2.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	-3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	0.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	-0.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	-1.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	0.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2006	12.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	16.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	22.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	21.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	14.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	11.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	13.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
0.7 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
47.7 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2004average	25 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2004	25 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	25 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	25 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	2.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	2.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	2.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	2.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	2.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Risk from P.falciparum throughout the year in certain forest areas in Chantal, Gros Morne, Hinche, Jacmel and Maissade. In the other cantons, risk is low. No P.falciparum resistance to chloroquine reported.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	299 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	308 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	317 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	326 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	335 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	344 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	354 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2007	22280	UNHCR
2006	20837	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	13542	UNHCR
2004	9208	UNHCR
2003	7547	UNHCR
2002	7718	UNHCR
2001	7248	UNHCR
2000	7561	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here
1 (2007)
Source: UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	No data available percent
2002-2004	No data available percent
1998-2000	1.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	3.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	2.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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