Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Haiti
Haiti: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) was 57.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
57.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
25th
of 197 countries
All-time high
308.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
57.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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
Haiti recorded 57.6 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Haiti peaked at 308.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 57.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Haiti 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 308.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 303.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 298.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 294.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 289.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 284.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 279.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 274.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 269.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 264.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 258.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 253.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 247.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 241.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 235.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 229.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 223.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 217.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 211.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 206.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 200.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 195.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 190.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 185.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 180.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 175.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 170.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 166.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 161.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 157.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 152.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 148.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 144.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 139.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 135.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 130.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 126.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 121.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 117.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 113.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 110 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 106.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 103.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 100.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 97.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 95.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 92.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 90.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 88.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 86.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 143.9 per 1,000 live births | +66.4% |
| 2011 | 82.6 per 1,000 live births | -42.6% |
| 2012 | 80.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 78.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 76.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 72.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 70.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 68.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 66.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 65 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 61.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 57.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 57.6 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.5 per 1,000 live births, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 57.6 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5 per 1,000 live births, 4.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 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 | +66.4% | 86.5 per 1,000 live births | 143.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | -42.6% | 143.9 per 1,000 live births | 82.6 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 286.76 per 1,000 live births | 264.1 per 1,000 live births | 308.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 232.44 per 1,000 live births | 206.3 per 1,000 live births | 258.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 178.31 per 1,000 live births | 157.1 per 1,000 live births | 200.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 133.21 per 1,000 live births | 113.8 per 1,000 live births | 152.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.1 per 1,000 live births | 86.5 per 1,000 live births | 110 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7 per 1,000 live births | 66.9 per 1,000 live births | 143.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.26 per 1,000 live births | 57.6 per 1,000 live births | 65 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Haiti?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Haiti was 57.6 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, under-5, male recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 308.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Haiti ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.