Life expectancy at birth in Haiti
Haiti: Life expectancy at birth was 65.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
65.3
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
36th
of 36 countries
All-time high
65.3
in 2025
All-time low
37.24
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Haiti, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, life expectancy at birth in Haiti stood at 65.3. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Haiti peaked at 65.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.24, in 1950.
Haiti ranks 36th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.24 | — |
| 1951 | 38.08 | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 38.78 | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 39.53 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 40.05 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 40.95 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 41.6 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 42.15 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 42.62 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 43.02 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 43.44 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 43.82 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 44.2 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 42.72 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 44.93 | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 45.37 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 45.57 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 46.14 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 46.52 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 46.9 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.26 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 47.62 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 47.88 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 48.19 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 48.46 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 48.72 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 48.97 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 49.23 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 49.48 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 49.75 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 49.97 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 50.31 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 50.63 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 50.95 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 51.25 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 51.58 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 51.87 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 52.25 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 52.55 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 52.88 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 53.22 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 53.52 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 54.04 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 54.48 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 54.73 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 55.58 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 56.11 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 56.67 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 57.14 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 57.69 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 58.17 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 58.59 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 59.04 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 59.44 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 58.52 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 60.32 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 60.74 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61.09 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 61.28 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 61.69 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 45.58 | -26.1% |
| 2011 | 61.58 | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 62.27 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.62 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.97 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.22 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.32 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.83 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.08 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.33 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 63.77 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 62.61 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 63.95 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 64.94 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 65.12 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 65.3 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.4 | 37.24 | 43.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.96 | 42.72 | 46.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.56 | 47.26 | 49.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.42 | 49.97 | 52.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.32 | 53.22 | 57.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.89 | 58.17 | 61.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.38 | 45.58 | 64.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.28 | 62.61 | 65.3 | 6 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,297 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,902 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0479 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Haiti?
- Life expectancy at birth in Haiti was 65.3 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.24 in 1950.
- How does Haiti rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Haiti ranks 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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