Burden of disease in Haiti
Haiti: Burden of disease was 49,450 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
49,450 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
31st
of 194 countries
All-time high
138,123 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2010
All-time low
47,380 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Burden of disease in Haiti, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, burden of disease in Haiti stood at 49,450 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in Haiti peaked at 138,123 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47,380 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Haiti ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in Haiti, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69,464 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 67,601 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 65,632 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 64,070 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 64,831 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61,229 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 59,385 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 57,575 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 56,280 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 54,837 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 138,123 DALYs per 100,000 people | +151.9% |
| 2011 | 54,241 DALYs per 100,000 people | -60.7% |
| 2012 | 53,100 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 51,969 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 51,046 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 50,337 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 49,607 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 48,525 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 47,935 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 47,433 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 47,380 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 49,450 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62,090 DALYs per 100,000 people | 54,837 DALYs per 100,000 people | 69,464 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,232 DALYs per 100,000 people | 47,433 DALYs per 100,000 people | 138,123 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,415 DALYs per 100,000 people | 47,380 DALYs per 100,000 people | 49,450 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 28 Kiribati 50,666 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Namibia 50,493 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Serbia 50,050 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Latvia 49,381 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Botswana 49,239 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 48,222 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1428 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1527 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.1929 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1551 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in Haiti?
- Burden of disease in Haiti was 49,450 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 138,123 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,380 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Haiti rank for burden of disease?
- Haiti ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.