Life expectancy in Haiti
Haiti: Life expectancy was 64.05 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Haiti, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in Haiti stood at 64.05 years. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Haiti peaked at 64.05 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.6 years, in 1950.
That places Haiti 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Haiti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.6 years | — |
| 1955 | 40.7 years | +8.2% |
| 1960 | 42.41 years | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 45.17 years | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 47.59 years | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 49.79 years | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 50.63 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 52.45 years | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 52.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 55.55 years | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 58.37 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 60.42 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 46.02 years | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 63.24 years | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 64.05 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.15 years | 37.6 years | 40.7 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 43.79 years | 42.41 years | 45.17 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.69 years | 47.59 years | 49.79 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.54 years | 50.63 years | 52.45 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.26 years | 52.98 years | 55.55 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.39 years | 58.37 years | 60.42 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.63 years | 46.02 years | 63.24 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 64.05 years | 64.05 years | 64.05 years | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1428 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1527 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.1929 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1551 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Haiti?
- Life expectancy in Haiti was 64.05 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 64.05 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6 years in 1950.
- How does Haiti rank for life expectancy?
- Haiti ranks 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.