Number of deaths per year in Haiti
Haiti: Number of deaths per year was 90,971 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
90,971
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
88th
of 236 countries
All-time high
175,782
in 2010
All-time low
81,918
in 1958
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Haiti, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths per year in Haiti is 90,971, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Haiti peaked at 175,782 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 81,918, in 1958.
That places Haiti 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 88,953 | — |
| 1951 | 87,367 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 86,345 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 85,186 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 84,684 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 83,241 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 82,565 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 82,113 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 81,918 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 81,995 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 81,996 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 82,162 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 82,413 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 88,168 | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 82,883 | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 82,957 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 83,734 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 83,351 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 83,555 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 83,769 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 84,069 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 84,478 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 85,263 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 85,895 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 86,689 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 87,471 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 88,263 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 89,019 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 89,716 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 90,327 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 91,093 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 91,428 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 91,867 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 92,275 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 92,746 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 93,149 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 93,693 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 93,879 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 94,310 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 94,566 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 94,754 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 94,776 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 93,870 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 93,187 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 93,248 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 90,853 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 89,841 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 88,699 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 87,979 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 86,904 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 86,293 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 85,740 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 85,027 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 84,688 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 90,042 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 83,594 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 83,318 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 83,382 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 84,196 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 84,104 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 175,782 | +109.0% |
| 2011 | 86,537 | -50.8% |
| 2012 | 85,009 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 84,988 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 85,107 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85,693 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 86,966 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 86,297 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 86,899 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 87,459 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93,140 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 101,701 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 95,160 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 90,971 | -4.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 90,971 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 90,971 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105, 4.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths per year 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 | +109.0% | 84,104 | 175,782 |
| 2011 | -50.8% | 175,782 | 86,537 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 84,437 | 81,918 | 88,953 | 10 |
| 1960s | 83,499 | 81,996 | 88,168 | 10 |
| 1970s | 87,119 | 84,069 | 90,327 | 10 |
| 1980s | 92,901 | 91,093 | 94,566 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,411 | 86,904 | 94,776 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85,038 | 83,318 | 90,042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,074 | 84,988 | 175,782 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,243 | 90,971 | 101,701 | 4 |
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 number of deaths per year in Haiti?
- Number of deaths per year in Haiti was 90,971 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 175,782 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,918 in 1958.
- How does Haiti rank for number of deaths per year?
- Haiti ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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