Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Haiti
Haiti: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 64.94 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.94
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
209th
of 236 countries
All-time high
64.94
in 2023
All-time low
37.24
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Haiti, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 64.94 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Haiti peaked at 64.94 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.24, 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 hmd unwpp 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% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 64.94 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 64.94 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy hmd unwpp 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 | 61.58 |
| 2010 | -26.1% | 61.69 | 45.58 |
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 | 63.82 | 62.61 | 64.94 | 4 |
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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)
- 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 life expectancy hmd unwpp in Haiti?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Haiti was 64.94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 64.94 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.24 in 1950.
- How does Haiti rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Haiti ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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