Haiti 2010 Flashcards
What type of plate boundary?
Conservative
Magnitude?
7.0
Mercalli Scale of earthquake intensity level?
9
Rupture?
65km
Aftershocks?
52
How large were the aftershocks?
4.5 or greater
How large was the largest aftershock?
5.9
How many deaths?
230,000
How many UN personnel died?
Nearly 100
What percentage of civil servants died?
25%
How many deaths from the cholera epidemic as of November 2011?
6900
How many displaced?
1.5 million
What percentage of infrastructure was destroyed in and around Port-au-Prince?
60%
What percentage of buildings collapsed?
70%
What is the capital of Haiti?
Port- au- Prince
How many hospitals destroyed in Port- au - Prince?
8
How many health centres destroyed in Port- au - Prince?
9
How many Ministry of Health buildings destroyed in Port- au - Prince?
10
How many university buildings and training institutes destroyed in Port- au - Prince?
19
How many amputees?
4000
When Prison Civile was destroyed, how many prisoners escaped to freedom?
4000
What was the cost of damage and loses?
$8 billion
70% of people live on less than $2 a day, which makes Haiti what?
Poorest Country in Western Hemisphere.
What percentage of people live on less than $2 a day?
70%
What percentage of people lived in unplanned settlements in Port-au-Prince?
86%
What type of belt is Haiti located in?
Hurricane
What year was large losses suffered in, due to Hurricanes?
2008
Why is there little employment opportunities?
Large scale rural to urban migration.
What is the unemployment rate of Port-au- Prince?
90%
What is the life expectancy of an individual in Haiti?
60 years old
What is the infant mortality rate?
86 per 1000
What percentage of people had access to latrines (toilet) in Port- au-Prince?
50%
What percentage of people had access to clean tap water in Port- au- Prince?
Only 33%
What is the GDP per capita?
US $1200
What percentage of the population is under 20 years old?
50%
