Number of child deaths by age in Haiti

Haiti: Number of child deaths by age was 3,578 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3,578 deaths
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
44th
of 199 countries
All-time high
16,193 deaths
in 2010
All-time low
3,578 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
60
1965–2024

Number of child deaths by age in Haiti, 1965–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k196519942024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2024, number of child deaths by age in Haiti stood at 3,578 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Haiti peaked at 16,193 deaths in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,578 deaths, in 2024.

That places Haiti 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14,669 deaths 14,275 deaths 15,032 deaths 5
1970s 13,293 deaths 12,670 deaths 14,065 deaths 10
1980s 11,993 deaths 11,520 deaths 12,549 deaths 10
1990s 10,181 deaths 8,649 deaths 11,398 deaths 10
2000s 7,173 deaths 6,226 deaths 8,315 deaths 10
2010s 6,279 deaths 4,454 deaths 16,193 deaths 10
2020s 3,929 deaths 3,578 deaths 4,283 deaths 5

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 41 Myanmar 3,780 deaths compare
  2. 42 Egypt 3,664 deaths compare
  3. 43 United States 3,661 deaths compare
  4. 45 Rwanda 3,284 deaths compare
  5. 46 Palestine 3,076 deaths compare
  6. 47 Congo 2,236 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths by age in Haiti?
Number of child deaths by age in Haiti was 3,578 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 16,193 deaths in 2010.
What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 3,578 deaths in 2024.
How does Haiti rank for number of child deaths by age?
Haiti ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
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