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what follows is extracted from the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report 2006: Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis
Haiti (data from 2004):
Human Development Index Rank of countries: 154 (of 177 -- US #8) Human Development Index Value: 0.482 (lowest: .311 -- Niger; Highest: .965 -- Norway; US: .948) Life Expectancy at birth: 52.0 (US: 77.5) GDP per capita (US$): 1,892 (US: 39,676) Education index: 0.50 (US: .97)
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation 1990: 24% 2004: 30% Population with sustainable access to an improved water source 1990: 47% 2004: 54% Population undernourished (% of total) 1990/92: 65% 2001/03: 47% Children under weight for age (% under age 5) 1996--2004: 17% Children under height for age (% under age 5) 1996--2004: 23% Infants with low birthweight 1996--2004: 21% ------------------------------------- Disparity between the wealthy and the impoverished (year 2000 Data) births attended by skilled health personnel: Poorest 20%: 4% Richest 20%: 70% One-year-olds fully immunized: Poorest 20%: 25% Richest 20%: 42% Children under height for age (% under age 5): Poorest 20%: 18% Richest 20%: 5% Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) Poorest 20%: 100 Richest 20%: 97 Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) Poorest 20%: 164 Richest 20%: 109Links: