What is child mortality in Haiti?

Child mortality in Haiti was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Haiti?

The highest recorded value was 48.64 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Haiti?

The lowest recorded value was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Haiti rank for child mortality?

Haiti ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Haiti?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Haiti data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Haiti

Name: Child mortality in Haiti
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Haiti: Child mortality was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

5.28 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

27th

of 203 countries

All-time high

48.64 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

5.28 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Haiti, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Haiti stood at 5.28 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Haiti peaked at 48.64 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 5.28 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Haiti ranks 27th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	48.64 deaths per 100 live births	48.63 deaths per 100 live births	48.64 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	48.62 deaths per 100 live births	48.62 deaths per 100 live births	48.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	48.61 deaths per 100 live births	48.61 deaths per 100 live births	48.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	48.6 deaths per 100 live births	48.6 deaths per 100 live births	48.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	48.59 deaths per 100 live births	48.59 deaths per 100 live births	48.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	48.58 deaths per 100 live births	48.58 deaths per 100 live births	48.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	48.57 deaths per 100 live births	48.57 deaths per 100 live births	48.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	48.56 deaths per 100 live births	48.56 deaths per 100 live births	48.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	48.55 deaths per 100 live births	48.55 deaths per 100 live births	48.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	48.54 deaths per 100 live births	48.53 deaths per 100 live births	48.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	48.07 deaths per 100 live births	47.6 deaths per 100 live births	48.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	47.04 deaths per 100 live births	46.59 deaths per 100 live births	47.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	46.04 deaths per 100 live births	45.6 deaths per 100 live births	46.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	43 deaths per 100 live births	40.58 deaths per 100 live births	45.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	37.86 deaths per 100 live births	35.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	32.14 deaths per 100 live births	29.89 deaths per 100 live births	35.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	27.27 deaths per 100 live births	25.08 deaths per 100 live births	29.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	22.06 deaths per 100 live births	19.57 deaths per 100 live births	24.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	16.89 deaths per 100 live births	14.87 deaths per 100 live births	19.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	12.55 deaths per 100 live births	10.66 deaths per 100 live births	14.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.04 deaths per 100 live births	8.02 deaths per 100 live births	10.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	7.59 deaths per 100 live births	6.15 deaths per 100 live births	13.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.62 deaths per 100 live births	5.28 deaths per 100 live births	5.98 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Haiti

24 Pakistan 5.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
25 Kiribati 5.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
26 Afghanistan 5.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
28 Angola 4.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
29 Djibouti 4.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
30 Malawi 4.88 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Haiti

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 134 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 134 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 106,637 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 107,018 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 108,149 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 108,352 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 108,726 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 108,773 (2025)

All data for Haiti →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Haiti?: Child mortality in Haiti was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Haiti?: The highest recorded value was 48.64 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Haiti?: The lowest recorded value was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Haiti rank for child mortality?: Haiti ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Haiti?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.