What is life expectancy in Haiti?

Life expectancy 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 recorded in Haiti?

The highest recorded value was 64.94 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Haiti?

The lowest recorded value was 37.24 years in 1950.

How does Haiti rank for life expectancy?

Haiti ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Haiti

Name: Life expectancy in Haiti
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Haiti: Life expectancy was 64.94 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

64.94 years

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

209th

of 236 countries

All-time high

64.94 years

in 2023

All-time low

37.24 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy 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 in Haiti stood at 64.94 years. 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 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.

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

206 Congo 65.77 years compare
207 Ghana 65.5 years compare
208 Palestine 65.17 years compare
210 Angola 64.62 years compare
211 Eswatini 64.12 years compare
212 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 134 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 134 deaths (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)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 108,773 (2025)

All data for Haiti →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Haiti?: Life expectancy 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 recorded in Haiti?: The highest recorded value was 64.94 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Haiti?: The lowest recorded value was 37.24 years in 1950.
How does Haiti rank for life expectancy?: Haiti ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.