Mortality rate, infant in Haiti
Haiti: Mortality rate, infant was 39 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
39 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
27th
of 197 countries
All-time high
195.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Haiti, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Haiti stood at 39 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Haiti peaked at 195.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 39 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 27th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Haiti, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 195.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 192.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 190.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 187.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 185.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 182.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 180.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 177.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 174.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 171.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 168 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 164.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 161.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 157.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 153.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 149.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 145.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 141.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 138.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 134.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 130.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 127.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 123.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 120.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 116.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 113.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 110.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 107.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 104.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 101.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 98.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 95.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 93 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 90.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 87.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 84.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 81.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 78.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 76.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 71.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 68.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 66.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 59.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 58 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 79.3 per 1,000 live births | +39.6% |
| 2011 | 54.4 per 1,000 live births | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 53.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 52 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 50.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 49.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 46 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 44.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 41.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 39 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 183.71 per 1,000 live births | 171.1 per 1,000 live births | 195.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 151.49 per 1,000 live births | 134.4 per 1,000 live births | 168 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 115.61 per 1,000 live births | 101.4 per 1,000 live births | 130.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.91 per 1,000 live births | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | 98.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.08 per 1,000 live births | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | 71.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.59 per 1,000 live births | 44.7 per 1,000 live births | 79.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3 per 1,000 live births | 39 per 1,000 live births | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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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 mortality rate, infant in Haiti?
- Mortality rate, infant in Haiti was 39 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 195.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Haiti ranks 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.