8 Doctors per 100,000 Inhabitants (UNDP)

6.1 % of the adult (15 - 49) population is infected with HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

The ratio of new infections between men and women is 1/1. (UNAIDS)

12,000 children are living with HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

54% of Haitians do not have access to potable water (UNDP)

Adult (over 15) Literacy 49.2% (UNESCO)

The UN has designated Haiti the 4th hungriest country in the world (FAO)

33% of the Haitian population suffers from chronic malnutrition (Panos Institute)

56% of the population is undernourished (FAO)

The infant mortality rate is 81 for every 1,000 births (UNICEF)

The average life expectancy in Haiti is 53 years and decreasing (UNPOP)

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean region is second only to the region of Southern Africa (UNAIDS)

There are more than 200,000 orphaned children as a result of HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

On the average the Government of Haiti spends US $ 21.00 per year on health care per inhabitant (Panos Institute)

The average for Latin America is US $ 202.00 (Panos Institute)

40% of Haitians are less than 15 years old (Panos Institute)

28% of the population has access to adequate sanitary facilities (WHO, UNICEF, WSSCC)