What is infant mortality rate in Haiti?

Infant mortality rate in Haiti was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Haiti?

The highest recorded value was 19.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Haiti?

The lowest recorded value was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Haiti rank for infant mortality rate?

Haiti ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Haiti?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Haiti data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Haiti

Name: Infant mortality rate in Haiti
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Haiti: Infant mortality rate was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.9 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

27th

of 199 countries

All-time high

19.54 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

3.9 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Infant mortality rate in Haiti, 1960–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Haiti stood at 3.9 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Haiti peaked at 19.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.9 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Haiti ranks 27th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	18.37 deaths per 100 live births	17.11 deaths per 100 live births	19.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	15.15 deaths per 100 live births	13.44 deaths per 100 live births	16.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	11.56 deaths per 100 live births	10.14 deaths per 100 live births	13.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	8.59 deaths per 100 live births	7.35 deaths per 100 live births	9.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.31 deaths per 100 live births	5.68 deaths per 100 live births	7.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.26 deaths per 100 live births	4.47 deaths per 100 live births	7.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.13 deaths per 100 live births	3.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.36 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Haiti

24 Eswatini 4.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
25 Guinea-Bissau 4.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
26 Cameroon 4.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
28 Kiribati 3.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
29 Malawi 3.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
30 Namibia 3.64 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Haiti

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)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 121,714 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 120,451 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 122,007 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 120,479 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 121,156 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 123,370 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 123,602 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 123,547 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Haiti?: Infant mortality rate in Haiti was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Haiti?: The highest recorded value was 19.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Haiti?: The lowest recorded value was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Haiti rank for infant mortality rate?: Haiti ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Haiti?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .