17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 12 of Haiti's 17 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 54 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Haiti on 5 of the 7 days held.
Most on Thursday 22 October 2026: 22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Haiti: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
HaitiThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Haiti most22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 18 of Haiti's 22 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets.
15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 13 of Haiti's 15 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets.
14 of its 27 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
12 of its 31 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 12 million people live in Haiti. Over these days its news carried 7.5 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about the world's rate (8.5 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence42%38 stories
Rights & justice29%26 stories
Displacement16%14 stories
Disasters & accidents8%7 stories
Food & livelihood3%3 stories
Health1%1 story
Shelter & services1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected62 Stories reporting abductions52 Stories reporting people killed42 Stories reporting people displaced36 Stories reporting people injured10 Stories reporting arrests8 Stories reporting refugees3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Haiti. Ring: the world. Measured over 90 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Haiti in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Haiti's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Haiti54 in 100
of its 166 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Cuba45 in 100
of its 657 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Jamaica26 in 100
of its 558 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Bahamas26 in 100
of its 308 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Dominican Republic18 in 100
of its 111 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violence
Haiti (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.