Pan American Whole Health Alliance - Alianza de Pan American de la Salud Integral

Haiti Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 7,534
urban population (%) 33.7
life expectancy 54.4
literacy rate (%) 45
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 41
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 16
population living in poverty (%) 65
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 9
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 74
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 131
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 457
physicians (per 10.000 population) .76
hospital beds (per 1,000) 8