The population of Haiti is approximately 6,964,549, with a population growth rate of 1.4% in 2001. The country has a relatively high percentage of urban population, with 35.1% of the population residing in urban areas as of 1999. The total fertility rate in Haiti is 4.4, with a median age of sexual debut among women aged 25-49 being 18.2 years.
The country’s socioeconomic indicators reveal a relatively low gross national income per capita of $1,470 in 1999. Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP is 4.2%, and the country has a low number of physicians per 1,000 people, with 0.16 in 1990-1998. Adult literacy rate is 48.8%, with a significant difference between male and female literacy rates, with 51.1% for males and 46.8% for females in 1999.
Family planning indicators show a relatively low contraceptive prevalence rate, with 15.4% of all women and 22.3% of married women using modern methods of contraception in 2000. The total fertility rate is 4.7, and the mean ideal family size is 3.1.
Maternal health indicators reveal a high maternal mortality ratio of 1,122 per 100,000 live births in 1995. Antenatal care is relatively low, with 81% of women receiving at least one visit, 74% receiving two or more visits, and 44% receiving four or more visits in 2000.
Child survival indicators show a high infant mortality rate of 93 per 1,000 live births in 2002, with a significant difference between male and female infant mortality rates, with 101 per 1,000 for males and 85 per 1,000 for females. Under-5 mortality rate is 152 per 1,000 live births in 2001. Exclusive breastfeeding rates are relatively low, with 31.8% of children under four months and 23.6% of children under six months being exclusively breastfed in 2000.
Vaccination coverage is relatively low, with 42.9% of children receiving the DPT3 vaccine in 2000. HIV prevalence is 5.2% among adults in 1999, with a significant difference between male and female prevalence rates, with 5.8% for males and 3.3% for females.
Trends in health indicators show a decline in total fertility rate from 6.2 in 1965 to 4.5 in 2000. Infant mortality rate has also declined from 121.3 per 1,000 live births in 1985 to 87.7 per 1,000 live births in 2000. Vaccination coverage has increased from 3.0% in 1980 to 59.0% in 2000. Contraceptive prevalence rate has also increased from 3.9% in 1983 to 22.3% in 2000 among married women