Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Haiti
Haiti: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1596 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Haiti, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Haiti stood at 0.1596. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Haiti peaked at 0.4675 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1596, in 2023.
That places Haiti 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4675 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4585 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.4514 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4428 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.4374 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4273 | -2.3% |
| 1956 | 0.4205 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.4145 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.4093 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.405 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.4005 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.3964 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3924 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4095 | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3848 | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3805 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3783 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3724 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3682 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3641 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.36 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3561 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3526 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3488 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3453 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3418 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3385 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3353 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3321 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3289 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3263 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3224 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3188 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.315 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3112 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3072 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3036 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2994 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2958 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2918 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2879 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2837 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.279 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2742 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.272 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2631 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2576 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2517 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2468 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2407 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2357 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2311 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2264 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2219 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2316 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2128 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2083 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2047 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2027 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1981 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3555 | +79.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1986 | -44.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1916 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1876 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.184 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1811 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1801 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1746 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1718 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.169 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1671 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1729 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1643 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1596 | -2.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.1596 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1501, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.1596 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1035, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +79.4% | 0.1981 | 0.3555 |
| 2011 | -44.1% | 0.3555 | 0.1986 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4334 | 0.405 | 0.4675 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3847 | 0.3641 | 0.4095 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3439 | 0.3289 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3092 | 0.2918 | 0.3263 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2657 | 0.2407 | 0.2879 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2173 | 0.1981 | 0.2357 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1994 | 0.169 | 0.3555 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.166 | 0.1596 | 0.1729 | 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)
- 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 versus gini lifespan inequality in Haiti?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Haiti was 0.1596 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4675 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1596 in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Haiti ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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