Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Haiti
Haiti: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) 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 (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) 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% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 39 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.7 per 1,000 live births, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 39 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 per 1,000 live births, 3.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) 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 | +39.6% | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | 79.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | -31.4% | 79.3 per 1,000 live births | 54.4 per 1,000 live births |
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 |
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 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.