Haiti by the Numbers, Three Years Later
Haiti by the Numbers, Three Years Later |
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| Wednesday, 09 January 2013 16:12 |
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Number of people killed in the earthquake in 2010: over 217,300 Number of people killed by cholera epidemic caused by U.N. troops since October 19, 2010: over 7,912 [i] Number of cholera cases worldwide in 2010 and 2011: 906,632 Percent of worldwide cholera cases that were in Haiti in those years: 57 Total number of cholera cases in Haiti from 2010-2012: 635,980 [ii] Days Since Cholera Was Introduced in Haiti Without an Apology From the U.N.: 813 Percent of the population that lacks access to "improved" drinking water: 42 Funding needed for U.N./CDC/Haitian government 10-year cholera eradication plan: $2.2 billion Percent of $2.2 billion which the U.N. pledged to provide: 1 Percent of $2.2 billion that the U.N. has spent on MINUSTAH[iii] since the earthquake: 87 Amount disbursed by bilateral and multilateral donors to Haiti from 2010-2012: $6.43 billion Percent that went through the Haitian government: 9 Amount the Haitian government has received in budget support over this time: $302.69 million Amount the American Red Cross raised for Haiti: $486 million Amount of budget support to the Haitian government in 2009, the year before the earthquake: $93.60 million Amount of budget support to the Haitian government in 2011, the year after the earthquake: $67.93 million Number of dollars, out of every $100 spent in humanitarian relief, that went to the Haitian government: 1 Value of all contracts awarded by USAID since the earthquake: $485.5 million [iv] Percent of contracts that has gone to local Haitian firms: 1.2 [v] Percent of contracts that has gone to firms inside the beltway (DC, Maryland, Virginia): 67.6 [vi] Number of people displaced from their homes by the earthquake: 1.5 million Number of people still in displaced persons camps today: 358,000 Percent that have left camps due to relocation programs by the Haitian government and international agencies: 25 Share of camp residents facing a constant threat of forced eviction: 1 in 5 Number of transitional shelters built by aid agencies since the earthquake: 110,964 Percent of transitional shelters that went to camp residents: 23 Number of new houses constructed since the earthquake: 5,911 Number of houses marked “red”, meaning they were in need of demolition: 100,178 Number of houses marked “yellow”, meaning they were in need of repairs to make safe enough to live in: 146,004 Estimated number of people living in houses marked either “yellow” or “red”: 1 million Number of houses that have actually been repaired: 18,725 Percent growth of the Haitian economy (GDP) in 2012, predicted by the IMF in April 2011: 8.8 Actual percent growth of the Haitian economy (GDP) in 2012: 2.5 U.N. Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) funding appeal for 2013: $144 million Percent of last year’s OCHA appeal that was actually funded: 40 Funding committed by the U.S. Government for the Caracol industrial park: $124 million Share of U.S. funds earmarked for “reconstruction” that this represents: 1/4th Cost of building 750 houses near the Caracol park for workers: $20 million Cost of building 86-100 houses for U.S. Embassy staff: $85 - 100 million Share of garment factories in Haiti found to be out of compliance with minimum wage requirements: 21 of 22 Number of garment factories that have lost preferential tariff benefits to the U.S. because of labor violations: 0 [i] According to the Haitian Ministry of Health, based on reported cases. The actual number is probably much higher. [ii] According to the Haitian Ministry of Health, based on reported cases. The actual number is probably much higher. [iii] The U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti, comprised mostly of military troops and police officers. U.N. troops were responsible for causing the cholera epidemic, according to scientific studies. |