- 80% of the population are living under the poverty line
- 54% of which live in abject poverty.
Haiti has been plagued by political instability and natural disasters. It is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Most Haitians cannot afford health care and do not have running water or proper sanitation. Infant mortality is more than twice the regional average. Children suffer from malnutrition, intestinal diseases and typhoid and they are often the last to receive help.
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