Life expectancy of women vs. men in Haiti
Haiti: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 68.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.3 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
204th
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.3 years
in 2023
All-time low
39.83 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Haiti, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 68.3 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Haiti peaked at 68.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.83 years, in 1950.
Haiti ranks 204th 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 of women vs. men in Haiti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.83 years | — |
| 1951 | 40.61 years | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 41.16 years | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 41.92 years | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 42.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 43.27 years | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 43.87 years | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 44.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 44.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 45.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 45.62 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 45.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 46.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 44.33 years | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 46.95 years | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 47.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 47.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 48.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 48.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 48.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 49.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 49.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 49.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 49.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 50.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 50.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 50.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 50.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 50.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 51.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 51.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 51.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 51.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 52.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 52.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 52.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 53.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 53.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 53.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 54.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 54.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 54.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 55.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 55.75 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 55.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 56.94 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 57.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 58.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 58.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 59.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 59.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 60.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 60.88 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 61.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 60.42 years | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 62.47 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 63.01 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 63.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 64.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 45.68 years | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 64.02 years | +40.1% |
| 2012 | 64.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 65.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 65.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 66.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.69 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.03 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.71 years | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 67.23 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 68.3 years | +1.6% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 68.3 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.48 years, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 68.3 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49 years, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy of women vs. men 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 | +40.1% | 45.68 years | 64.02 years |
| 2010 | -28.7% | 64.08 years | 45.68 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.75 years | 39.83 years | 45.23 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.91 years | 44.33 years | 48.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.13 years | 49.03 years | 51.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.6 years | 51.23 years | 54.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.69 years | 54.42 years | 59.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.95 years | 59.87 years | 64.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.83 years | 45.68 years | 67.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.07 years | 65.71 years | 68.3 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 of women vs. men in Haiti?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Haiti was 68.3 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.83 years in 1950.
- How does Haiti rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Haiti ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.