Healthy life expectancy at birth in Haiti
Haiti: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 53.94 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Haiti, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy at birth in Haiti is 53.94, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Haiti peaked at 55 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.27, in 2010.
That places Haiti 163rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.16 | — |
| 2001 | 49.52 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 49.93 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.26 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 49.97 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 50.92 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 51.47 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 52.05 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 52.46 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 52.94 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 35.27 | -33.4% |
| 2011 | 52.86 | +49.8% |
| 2012 | 53.2 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 53.52 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.78 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.25 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 54.64 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.83 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.74 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 53.94 | -1.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 53.94 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.22, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 53.94 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.93, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Healthy life expectancy at birth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +49.8% | 35.27 | 52.86 |
| 2010 | -33.4% | 52.94 | 35.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.87 | 49.16 | 52.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.14 | 35.27 | 55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.34 | 53.94 | 54.74 | 2 |
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 healthy life expectancy at birth in Haiti?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Haiti was 53.94 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.27 in 2010.
- How does Haiti rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Haiti ranks 163rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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