Mortality rates at age 65 in Haiti
Haiti: Mortality rates at age 65 was 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates at age 65 in Haiti, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates at age 65 in Haiti stood at 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Haiti peaked at 5.53 deaths per 1,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Haiti 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates at age 65 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.15 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 5.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 5.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 4.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 4.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 4.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 4.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 4.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 4.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 4.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 4.7 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 4.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 4.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 4.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 4.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.53 deaths per 1,000 people | +46.2% |
| 2011 | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -30.9% |
| 2012 | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.23 deaths per 1,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 4.27 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 17 Liberia 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 18 Sao Tome and Principe 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 19 Nigeria 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 21 South Sudan 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 22 Guyana 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 23 Namibia 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people 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)
- 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 rates at age 65 in Haiti?
- Mortality rates at age 65 in Haiti was 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 deaths per 1,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for mortality rates at age 65?
- Haiti ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.