STATISTICS: HAITI

Haiti Official name: Repiblik Dayti (Haitian Creole); Rpublique d'Hati (French) (Republic of Haiti). Form of government: multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Senate ; Chamber of Deputies ). Chief of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Port-au-Prince. Official languages: Haitian Creole; French. Official religion: none{1}. Monetary unit: 1 gourde (G) = 100 centimes; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = G 16.72; 1 = G 28.47. Demography Population (1998): 6,781,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 634.0, persons per sq km 244.8. Urban-rural (1995): urban 32.6%; rural 67.4%. Sex distribution (1995): male 49.09%; female 50.91%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 40.2%; 15-29, 27.3%; 30-44, 17.0%; 45-59, 9.5%; 60-74, 4.8%; 75 and over, 1.2%. Population projection: (2000) 6,992,000; (2010) 8,266,000. Doubling time: 39 years. Ethnic composition (1993): black 95.0%; mulatto/other 5.0%. Religious affiliation (1995): Roman Catholic 68.5%{2}; Protestant 24.1%, of which Baptist 5.9%, Pentecostal 5.3%, Seventh-day Adventist 4.6%; other 7.4%. Major cities (1995): Port-au-Prince 846,247 (metropolitan area 1,425,594); Carrefour 277,662{3}; Delmas 232,142{3}; Cap-Hatien 100,638; Ptionville 69,543{3}. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 33.5 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 15.5 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 18.0 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1996): 4.8. Life expectancy at birth (1996): male 47.3 years; female 51.3 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1982){4}: infectious and parasitic diseases 46.0; diseases of the circulatory system 11.9; diseases associated with malnutrition 8.5; ill-defined conditions 115.2. National economy Budget (1996){5}. Revenue: G 3,790,000,000 (customs duties 13.2%, grants 9.3%, other taxes 71.0%). Expenditures: G 4,120,000,000 (current expenditure 83.6%, subsidies 7.2%, interest on public debt 5.8%, development expenditure 3.4%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$836,100,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 1,200,000, cassava (manioc) 350,000, plantains 270,000, bananas 239,200, mangoes 210,000, corn (maize) 204,100, yams 190,000, sweet potatoes 183,300, rice 95,900, sorghum 88,100, dry beans 49,200, avocados 45,000, coffee 27,000, sisal 5,600, cacao 4,200; livestock (number of live animals) 1,657,000 goats, 1,246,000 cattle, 500,000 pigs, 490,000 horses; roundwood (1995) 6,417,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 5,500. Mining and quarrying: small amounts of limestone, calcareous clay, salt, and marble. Manufacturing (1995-96): cement 84,000{6}; essential oils (mostly amyris, neroli, and vetiver) 227{6}; cigarettes 837,900,000 units; malt liquor 13,800,000 bottles; beer 4,200,000 bottles; articles assembled for reexport (gross export value in U.S.$'000,000) 104.3, of which garments 95.0, sports equipment and toys 5.9, electronic components 2.7. Construction: n.a. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1995-96) 575,000,000 (257,300,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) none (n.a.); crude petroleum, none (none); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) none (166,000); natural gas, none (none). Land use (1994): forested 5.1%; meadows and pastures 18.0%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 33.0%; other 43.9%. Population economically active (1990): total 2,679,140; activity rate of total population 41.1% (participation rates: ages 15-64, 64.8%; female 40.0%; unemployed unofficially more than 50.0%). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1982) 4.4; average annual income of urban wage earners (1984): G 1,545 (U.S.$309); expenditure (1986-87){7}: food, beverages, and tobacco 51.1%, household furnishings 9.2%, clothing and footwear 8.7%, transportation 7.6%. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$2,282,000,000 (U.S.$310 per capita). Tourism (in U.S.$'000,000; 1995): receipts 81; expenditures 35. Foreign trade{8}{9} Imports (1995-96){10}: U.S.$663,100,000 (food and live animals 33.1%, petroleum and derivatives 10.7%, animal and vegetable oils 9.2%, chemicals and chemical products 8.1%). Major import sources (1995){11}: United States 65%; Japan 5%; France 4%; Germany 3%. Exports (1995-96){10}: U.S.$85,900,000 (domestic value added of reexport assembly plants [mostly clothing] 47.6%, handicrafts [includes wood carvings, paintings, and woven sisal products] 15.4%, coffee 7.9%, essential oils 6.6%). Major export destinations (1995){11}: United States 76%; France 7%; Germany 5%; Italy 5%. Transport Transport. Railroad (1995):{12}. Roads (1995): total length 2,535 mi, 4,080 km (paved 24%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 32,000; trucks and buses 21,000. Air transport (1994){13}: passenger arrivals 167,882, passenger departures 177,072; cargo unloaded 11,967 metric tons, cargo loaded 10,087 metric tons; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 2. Education and health Educational attainment (1986-87). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling 59.5%; primary education 30.5%; secondary 8.6%; vocational and teacher training 0.7%; higher 0.7%. Literacy (1995): total population age 15 and over literate 1,930,000 (45.0%); males literate 992,000 (48.0%); females literate 938,000 (42.2%). Health (1993-94): physicians 641{14} (1 per 9,846 persons); hospital beds 6,473 (1 per 975 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1996) 103.8. Food (1992): daily per capita caloric intake 1,706 (vegetable products 95%, animal products 5%); 75% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel:{15}. {1} Roman Catholicism has special recognition. {2} About 80% of all Roman Catholics also practice voodoo. {3} Within Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. {4} Public health facilities only. {5} Excludes G 6,900,000,000 in foreign aid. {6} 1992-93. {7} Based on nationwide sample survey of 3,120 households. {8} Includes domestic value added only of reexport assembly plants. {9} Import figures c.i.f., export figures f.o.b. {10} For fiscal year ending September 30. {11} Estimated figures for calendar year. {12} A 50-mi (80-km) railway is privately owned. {13} Port-au-Prince Airport only. {14} Public health services only. {15} The Haitian army was disbanded in 1995. A UN force provided security between April 1995 and December 1997 and supervised the creation of a national police force.