Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Haiti
Haiti: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 31.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Haiti, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 31.6% for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Haiti peaked at 34.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2021.
That places Haiti 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.8% | — |
| 2001 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -4.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 31.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 31.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.8%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 33.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 32.4% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 31.6% | 33.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 8 Eswatini 32.3% compare
- 8 Samoa 32.3% compare
- 10 Philippines 31.9% compare
- 12 Zimbabwe 31.2% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 30.8% compare
- 14 Papua New Guinea 28.5% compare
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 expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Haiti?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Haiti was 31.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2021.
- How does Haiti rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Haiti ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.