Haiti Facts

• 10% of the child population in Haiti will die before the age of 4.

- 1 out of 14 children die before their first birthday

- 1 out of 8 children die before they reach age of 5

• 40% of the children do not get regular vaccinations for childhood diseases

• 42% of children under the age of five face chronic malnutrition

• 7% (300,000) of the children in Haiti are enslaved. They are as young as 3 years old.

• 45% of the Haitian population is illiterate.

• 70% of the population lives below poverty level.

• Only 50% of primary-age children are in primary school

• Less than 2% of children finish secondary school

• Haiti’s people have less access to clean water and sanitation than residents of Ethiopia or Sierra Leone

• Haiti has the third-highest rate of hunger in the world, behind Somalia and Afghanistan

• Haiti’s life expectancy is 49 years, even lower than that of Sudan