Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Haiti
Haiti: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9039 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Haiti, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Haiti is 0.9039 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Haiti peaked at 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8186 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Haiti ranks 75th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Haiti, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9997 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9724 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9454 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9291 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9088 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +159.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8957 deaths per 100,000 people | -62.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8789 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8641 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8531 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8468 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8207 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8186 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8453 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9039 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.9039 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.9039 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year 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 | +159.9% | 0.9088 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | -62.1% | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8957 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9088 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8186 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8746 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8453 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9039 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 72 Chad 0.9232 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 0.9162 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Marshall Islands 0.9074 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Philippines 0.8833 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Tuvalu 0.8807 deaths 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Haiti?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Haiti was 0.9039 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8186 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Haiti ranks 75th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.