Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Haiti
Haiti: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 350.4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Haiti, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Haiti recorded 350.4 for maternal mortality, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Haiti peaked at 710.37 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 342.76, in 2006.
That places Haiti 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 710.37 | — |
| 1986 | 691.85 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 683.86 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 673.85 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 679.16 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 683.09 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 633.88 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 630.95 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 587.69 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 585.75 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 544.65 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 490.63 | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 480.25 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 462.76 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 408.55 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 399.74 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 416.81 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 388.56 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 372.65 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 429.13 | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 362.93 | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 342.76 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 366.35 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 382.99 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 394.16 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 402.89 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 424.38 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 384.03 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 392.06 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 388.76 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 391.06 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 388.08 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 350.6 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 358.77 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 348.67 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 350.4 | +0.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 350.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.84, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 350.4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12, 4.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 687.82 | 673.85 | 710.37 | 5 |
| 1990s | 550.82 | 408.55 | 683.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 385.61 | 342.76 | 429.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 382.93 | 348.67 | 424.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 350.4 | 350.4 | 350.4 | 1 |
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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Haiti?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Haiti was 350.4 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 710.37 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 342.76 in 2006.
- How does Haiti rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Haiti ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.