About Haiti
Comparing Haiti and the U.S.
| Haiti | U.S. | |
| Average Life Expectancy (years) | 53 | 77.6 |
| Infant Mortality | 10% | 0.7% |
| High School Educated | 16% | 84% |
| Adult Illiteracy | 53% | 4% |
| Living in Poverty | 80% | 12.7% |
** Poverty in US is defined as yearly income less than $19,971. The average yearly income in Haiti is under $400 (USD).
Books about Haiti
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
The Comedians by Graham Greene
The Uses of Haiti by Paul Farmer, MD
Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American by Jean-Robert Cadet
Walking on Fire: Haitian Women’s Stories of Survival and Resistance
by Beverly Bell, with a forward by Edwidge Danticat