Child mortality rate ihme in Haiti
Haiti: Child mortality rate ihme was 6.83 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate ihme in Haiti, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 6.83 for child mortality rate ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Haiti peaked at 28.93 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 6.83, in 2019.
That places Haiti 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Child mortality rate ihme in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.93 | — |
| 1951 | 28.64 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 28.33 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 28.01 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 27.67 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 27.23 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 26.87 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 26.61 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 26.31 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 25.97 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 25.59 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 25.3 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 24.95 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 25.14 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 24.52 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 24.3 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 24.04 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 23.7 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 23.28 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 22.92 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 22.58 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 22.23 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 21.93 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 21.46 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 20.97 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 20.62 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 20.27 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 19.93 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 19.69 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 19.36 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 18.93 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 18.56 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 18.2 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 17.83 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 17.43 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 16.97 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 16.52 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 16.08 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 15.61 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 15.2 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 14.83 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 14.42 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 13.96 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 13.6 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 13.23 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 12.71 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 12.23 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 11.77 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 11.32 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 10.85 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 10.38 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 10.01 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 9.7 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 9.42 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 9.43 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.98 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 8.79 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.61 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.48 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.32 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.35 | +96.5% |
| 2011 | 9.55 | -41.6% |
| 2012 | 7.97 | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 8.04 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.89 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.78 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.71 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.26 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 7.04 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 6.83 | -3.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 6.83 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.95, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 6.83 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.46, 4.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate ihme in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +96.5% | 8.32 | 16.35 |
| 2011 | -41.6% | 16.35 | 9.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.46 | 25.97 | 28.93 | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.37 | 22.92 | 25.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.9 | 19.36 | 22.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.13 | 15.2 | 18.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.89 | 10.85 | 14.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.21 | 8.32 | 10.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.64 | 6.83 | 16.35 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,902 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in Haiti?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Haiti was 6.83 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 28.93 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.83 in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Haiti ranks 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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