Haiti

25 Oct: 83 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about 4 times the world's share (20).

What stood out The news pointed at Haiti on 1 of the 1 day held. Most on Sunday 25 October 2026: 15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 15 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

How harsh or warm the words were in Haiti's stories about people being harmed

Higher is warmer, lower is harsher. Dashed line: the world.

warmerharsher25 Oct25 Oct: -0.06; world -0.15
HaitiThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

Scroll 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 most
Sunday 25 October 2026 · Conflict & violence

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

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About 12 million people live in Haiti. Over these days its news carried 1.2 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about one and a half times the world's rate (0.8 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 & violence60%9 stories
Displacement13%2 stories
Rights & justice13%2 stories
Disasters & accidents7%1 story
Shelter & services7%1 story

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting people affected10 Stories reporting people killed8 Stories reporting people displaced5 Stories reporting arrests1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.

Filled dot: Haiti. Ring: the world. Measured over 15 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Where it happened

Attacks & violenceAccidents & disasters

Haiti (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.

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