Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Haiti
Haiti: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 40,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
40,000
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
38th
of 104 countries
All-time high
87,000
in 2010
All-time low
40,000
in 2024
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Haiti, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Haiti stood at 40,000. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Haiti peaked at 87,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40,000, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 38th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 87,000 | — |
| 2011 | 86,000 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 85,000 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 84,000 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 82,000 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 80,000 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 78,000 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 77,000 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 73,000 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 69,000 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 64,000 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 58,000 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 51,000 | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 45,000 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 40,000 | -11.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 40,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,000, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 40,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,400, 3.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80,100 | 69,000 | 87,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,600 | 40,000 | 64,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 35 Botswana 52,000 compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 44,000 compare
- 37 Venezuela 43,000 compare
- 38 Madagascar 40,000 compare
- 40 Malaysia 38,000 compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 37,000 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 estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Haiti?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Haiti was 40,000 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 87,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Haiti ranks 38th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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