Life expectancy for people of different ages in Haiti
Haiti: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 64.94 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Haiti, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy for people of different ages in Haiti stood at 64.94 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Haiti peaked at 64.94 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.24 years, in 1950.
Haiti ranks 209th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Haiti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.24 years | — |
| 1951 | 38.08 years | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 38.78 years | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 39.53 years | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 40.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 40.95 years | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 41.6 years | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 42.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 42.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 43.02 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 43.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 43.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 44.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 42.72 years | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 44.93 years | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 45.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 45.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 46.14 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 46.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 46.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 47.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 47.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 48.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 48.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 48.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 48.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 49.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 49.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 49.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 49.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 50.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 50.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 50.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 51.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 51.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 51.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 52.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 52.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 52.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 53.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 53.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 54.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 54.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 54.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 55.58 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 56.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 56.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 57.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 57.69 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 58.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 58.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 59.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 59.44 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 58.52 years | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 60.32 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 60.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 61.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 61.69 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 45.58 years | -26.1% |
| 2011 | 61.58 years | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 62.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.83 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 63.77 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 62.61 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 63.95 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 64.94 years | +1.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 64.94 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 64.94 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy for people of different ages 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 | +35.1% | 45.58 years | 61.58 years |
| 2010 | -26.1% | 61.69 years | 45.58 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.4 years | 37.24 years | 43.02 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.96 years | 42.72 years | 46.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.56 years | 47.26 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 | 63.82 years | 62.61 years | 64.94 years | 4 |
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)
- 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 life expectancy for people of different ages in Haiti?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Haiti was 64.94 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 64.94 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.24 years in 1950.
- How does Haiti rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Haiti ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.