Sex gap in life expectancy in Haiti
Haiti: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.57 years
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
46th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.57 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.2375 years
in 2010
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Haiti, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Haiti stood at 6.57 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Haiti peaked at 6.57 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2375 years, in 2010.
Haiti ranks 46th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Haiti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.06 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.97 years | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 4.7 years | -5.4% |
| 1953 | 4.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 4.5 years | -4.8% |
| 1955 | 4.61 years | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 4.52 years | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 4.49 years | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.45 years | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 4.4 years | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 4.36 years | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 4.3 years | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 4.24 years | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.26 years | -23.2% |
| 1964 | 4.07 years | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 3.95 years | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 3.83 years | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 3.8 years | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 3.73 years | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.65 years | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 3.58 years | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 3.48 years | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 3.45 years | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.37 years | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 3.29 years | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 3.23 years | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 3.12 years | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 3.01 years | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.88 years | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.74 years | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 2.58 years | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 2.48 years | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 2.36 years | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 2.33 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.39 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.38 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.43 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 2.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.62 years | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 2.51 years | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 2.59 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.5 years | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.75 years | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 2.88 years | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 3 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 3.13 years | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 3.31 years | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 3.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.54 years | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.67 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.86 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.78 years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.26 years | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 4.49 years | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.71 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2375 years | -95.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8 years | +1919.1% |
| 2012 | 4.95 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.11 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.22 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.33 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.6 years | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 5.71 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.81 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.32 years | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 6.03 years | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 6.39 years | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.57 years | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.64 years | 4.4 years | 5.06 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.92 years | 3.26 years | 4.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.21 years | 2.74 years | 3.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.41 years | 2.33 years | 2.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 years | 2.45 years | 3.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1 years | 3.39 years | 4.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.81 years | 0.2375 years | 5.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 years | 6.03 years | 6.57 years | 4 |
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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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Haiti?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Haiti was 6.57 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2375 years in 2010.
- How does Haiti rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Haiti ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.