- 8 Doctors per 100,000 Inhabitants (UNDP)
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6.1 % of the adult (15 - 49) population is infected with HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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The ratio of new infections between men and women is 1/1. (UNAIDS)
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12,000 children are living with HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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54% of Haitians do not have access to potable water (UNDP)
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Adult (over 15) Literacy 49.2% (UNESCO)
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The UN has designated Haiti the 4th hungriest country in the world (FAO)
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33% of the Haitian population suffers from chronic malnutrition (Panos Institute)
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56% of the population is undernourished (FAO)
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The infant mortality rate is 81 for every 1,000 births (UNICEF)
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The average life expectancy in Haiti is 53 years and decreasing (UNPOP)
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The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean region is second only to the region of Southern Africa (UNAIDS)
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There are more than 200,000 orphaned children as a result of HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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On the average the Government of Haiti spends US $ 21.00 per year on health care per inhabitant (Panos Institute)
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The average for Latin America is US $ 202.00 (Panos Institute)
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40% of Haitians are less than 15 years old (Panos Institute)
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28% of the population has access to adequate sanitary facilities (WHO, UNICEF, WSSCC)
