Native Haitians were called Taino,"the good people". They named their land "Ayiti" meaning "Land of Mountains" which evolved into Haiti.
More than 10% of Haitian children die before age five.
80% live in poverty, 54% in abject poverty.
53% can neither read or write.
Gourds were so important to the Haitian people they named their currency "gourdes".
20% live in the Capital Port-Au-Prince.
Only 10% who complete elementary school go on to high school.
Most Haitians are descendants of slaves shipped to the Caribbean.
In Haiti there is one hospital bed for every 10,000 people. There are only 8 doctors and 10 Nurses for every 100,000 people.
Life expectancy is 50 years for men and 53 for women.
Infant mortality is 74 deaths per 1,000 births
Only 40% of children attend school.
1% of Haiti's population owns more than 50% of the nation's wealth.
Estimated to be 430,000 orphans in Haiti.
The average capita income in Haiti is $480.00. In Canada it is $48,520.00.
Haiti's national sport is soccer. If provided adequate funding Haiti could be competitive at the World Cup.
Haiti is considered the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Population density in Haiti is 747 people per square mile, in Canada it is 9 per square mile.
2 comments:
Very interesting, Jim. Thanks for sharing. Certainly many areas in which improvement would be helpful.
Shondi that was dad's blog! You should know he only likes facts and true stories/movies!!!
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