Life expectancy at birth, total in Haiti
Haiti: Life expectancy at birth, total was 65.12 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Haiti, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 65.12 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Haiti peaked at 65.12 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.72 years, in 1963.
That places Haiti 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.96 years | 42.72 years | 46.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.56 years | 47.27 years | 49.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.42 years | 49.97 years | 52.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.32 years | 53.22 years | 57.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.89 years | 58.17 years | 61.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.38 years | 45.58 years | 64.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.08 years | 62.61 years | 65.12 years | 5 |
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More health data for Haiti
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 134 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 134 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 106,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 107,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 108,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 108,352 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 108,726 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Haiti?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Haiti was 65.12 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 65.12 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.72 years in 1963.
- How does Haiti rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Haiti ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.