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Stats on Haiti
General:
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Total population (thousands), 2002 |
8218 |
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Population (thousands) under age 18 (2002) |
3854 |
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Population (thousands) under age 5 (2002) |
1220 |
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Young people (aged 10-24) as % of total population |
36 |
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Life expectancy, 2002 |
49 |
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Infant mortality rate (under 1), 2002 |
79 |
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Annual no of under-5 deaths (thousands), 2002 |
31 |
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% of infants with low birthweight 1998-2002 |
21 |
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% of children who are exclusively breastfed (<6 months) (1995-2002) |
24 |
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% of under-fives moderately or severely underweight (1995-2002) |
17 |
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% of under-fives suffering from moderate and severe stunting (1995-2002) |
23 |
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% of total population using improved water sources (2000) |
46 |
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% of total population using adequate sanitation facilities (2000) |
28 |
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% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government (2002) |
30 |
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% of one-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (2002) |
71 |
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% of one-year-olds fully immunized against DPT3 (2002) |
43 |
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% of one-year-olds fully immunized against polio3 (2002) |
43 |
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% of one-year-olds fully immunized against measles (2002) |
53 |
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% of under-fives with ARI (1998-2002) |
39 |
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Net primary school enrolment / attendance (%) (1996-2002) |
54 |
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% of net primary school attendance, male, (1998-2002) |
52 |
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% of net primary school attendance, female, (1998-2002) |
57 |
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Secondary school enrolment ratio, gross, male (1997-2000) |
21 |
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Secondary school enrolment ratio, gross, female (1997-2000) |
20 |
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Adult literacy rate, male (2000) |
52 |
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Adult literacy rate, female (2000) |
48 |
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GNI per capita (US$), 2002 |
440 |
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GDP per capita average annual growth rate (1990-2002) (%) |
-2.4 |
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Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (2000) |
680 |
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% of children whose births were registered, total (1999-2001) |
70 |
For more information, please contact:
Sylvana Nzirorera, UNICEF Haiti, 509 402-2674;
Marixie Mercado, UNICEF Haiti, 509 417-2099;
Jehane Sedky-Lavandero, UNICEF New York, 1 212 326-7269
Haiti, HIV/AIDS:
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Adult (15-49 years) prevalence rate, end-2001 |
6.1 |
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Estimated number of adults (15-49 years) living with HIV/AIDS, end-2001 |
240,000 |
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Estimated number of children (aged 0-14) living with HIV/AIDS, end-2001 |
12,000 |
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Estimated number of children and adults (0-49) living with HIV/AIDS, end-2001 |
250,000 |
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Estimated number of young males (aged 15-24) living with HIV/AIDS, end-2001 (high estimate) |
50,000 |
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Estimated number of young males (aged 15-24) living with HIV/AIDS, end-2001 (low estimate) |
24,000 |
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Estimated number of young females (aged 15-24) living with HIV/AIDS, end-2001(high estimate) |
61,000 |
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Estimated number of young females (aged 15-24) living with HIV/AIDS, end-2001(low estimate) |
29,000 |
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% of young males (aged 15-24) living with AIDS, end-2001 (high estimate) |
5.5 |
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% of young males (aged 15-24) living with AIDS, end-2001 (low estimate) |
2.6 |
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% of young females (aged 15-24) living with AIDS, end-2001 (high estimate) |
6.7 |
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% of young females (aged 15-24) living with AIDS, end-2001 (low estimate) |
3.2 |
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Estimated number of women (aged 15-49) living with AIDS, end-2001 |
120,000 |
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Total numbers of orphans (thousands) |
462 |
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Total orphans as % of children |
14.0 |
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Total numbers of children orphaned by AIDS |
200,000 |
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Total numbers of children orphaned by AIDS |
43.2 |
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Maternal orphans from AIDS |
115,000 |
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Maternal orphans non-AIDS |
113,000 |
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Maternal orphans total |
229,000 |
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Paternal orphans from AIDS |
129,000 |
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Paternal orphans non-AIDS |
179,000 |
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Paternal orphans total |
308,000 |
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Double orphans from AIDS |
55,000 |
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Double orphans non-AIDS |
20,000 |
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Double orphans total |
75,000 |
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Deaths from AIDS in adults and children, end 2001 |
30,000 |
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% of females aged 15-24 who have heard of AIDS |
97 |
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% of females aged 15-24 who know that a person can protect themselves from HIV infection by having one faithful, uninfected partner |
55 |
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% of females aged 15-24 who know that condoms can prevent HIV |
46 |
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% of females aged 15-24 who know healthy-looking people can be HIV-positive |
68 |
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% of males aged 15-24 who know healthy-looking people can be HIV-positive |
78 |
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Median age at first sex, females aged 20-24 |
18.2 |
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Median age at first sex, males aged 20-24 |
16.7 |
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% of females aged 20-24 who were sexually active by age 15 |
14 |
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% of males aged 20-24 who were sexually active by age 15 |
34 |
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Orphans’ school attendance rate as % of non-orphans (1995-2001) |
82 |
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HIV prevalence among pregnant women aged 15-24 in major urban areas (1999-2002) |
3.7 |
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% of females aged 15-24 who used condoms at last high-risk sex (1996-2002) |
19 |
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% of males aged 15-24 who used condoms at last high-risk sex (1996-2002) |
30 |
For more information, please contact:
Sylvana Nzirorera, UNICEF Haiti, 509 402-2674;
Marixie Mercado, UNICEF Haiti, 509 417-2099;
Jehane Sedky-Lavandero, UNICEF New York, 1 212 326-7269
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