Latin America & Caribbean · population about 11.6 million
If you were born in Haiti
Right now, about 0.20% of the babies born on Earth are born in Haiti: 1 in 508, about 258,348 a year, or one every 122 minutes.
The chance that a baby born in Haiti dies before turning five is 5.4%, about 8.4 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 68.1 years for women and 61.6 years for men.
Life in Haiti, in numbers
Life expectancy64.9 yearswomen 68.1 · men 61.6United States 79.3 years · 26th lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 55.4%54.4 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 26th highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 14.0%40.1 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 25th highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth350 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 26th highest of 141 countries
Children per woman2.66total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 58th highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling10.9 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 35th lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment4%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 9th lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$2,939GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 23rd lowest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.47Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 13th highest of 141 countries
People living in cities54%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 48th lowest of 141 countries
People working in farming47%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 28th highest of 141 countries
People using the internet48%United States 94% · 43rd lowest of 141 countries
Women married before 1815%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 71st highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket45%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 32nd highest of 141 countries
HIV1.68%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 20th highest of 141 countries
Homicide40 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 3rd highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths15 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 65th lowest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 14% · women 3%
Life satisfaction3.62 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 15th lowest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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