Number of deaths in Haiti

Haiti: Number of deaths was 90,971 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
90,971 deaths
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
88th
of 236 countries
All-time high
175,782 deaths
in 2010
All-time low
81,918 deaths
in 1958
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of deaths in Haiti, 1950–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of deaths in Haiti is 90,971 deaths, 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 in Haiti peaked at 175,782 deaths in 2010 and was at its lowest, 81,918 deaths, 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 in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths in Haiti, 1950 to 2023.
Year deaths Change
1950 88,953 deaths
1951 87,367 deaths -1.8%
1952 86,345 deaths -1.2%
1953 85,186 deaths -1.3%
1954 84,684 deaths -0.6%
1955 83,241 deaths -1.7%
1956 82,565 deaths -0.8%
1957 82,113 deaths -0.5%
1958 81,918 deaths -0.2%
1959 81,995 deaths +0.1%
1960 81,996 deaths +0.0%
1961 82,162 deaths +0.2%
1962 82,413 deaths +0.3%
1963 88,168 deaths +7.0%
1964 82,883 deaths -6.0%
1965 82,957 deaths +0.1%
1966 83,734 deaths +0.9%
1967 83,351 deaths -0.5%
1968 83,555 deaths +0.2%
1969 83,769 deaths +0.3%
1970 84,069 deaths +0.4%
1971 84,478 deaths +0.5%
1972 85,263 deaths +0.9%
1973 85,895 deaths +0.7%
1974 86,689 deaths +0.9%
1975 87,471 deaths +0.9%
1976 88,263 deaths +0.9%
1977 89,019 deaths +0.9%
1978 89,716 deaths +0.8%
1979 90,327 deaths +0.7%
1980 91,093 deaths +0.8%
1981 91,428 deaths +0.4%
1982 91,867 deaths +0.5%
1983 92,275 deaths +0.4%
1984 92,746 deaths +0.5%
1985 93,149 deaths +0.4%
1986 93,693 deaths +0.6%
1987 93,879 deaths +0.2%
1988 94,310 deaths +0.5%
1989 94,566 deaths +0.3%
1990 94,754 deaths +0.2%
1991 94,776 deaths +0.0%
1992 93,870 deaths -1.0%
1993 93,187 deaths -0.7%
1994 93,248 deaths +0.1%
1995 90,853 deaths -2.6%
1996 89,841 deaths -1.1%
1997 88,699 deaths -1.3%
1998 87,979 deaths -0.8%
1999 86,904 deaths -1.2%
2000 86,293 deaths -0.7%
2001 85,740 deaths -0.6%
2002 85,027 deaths -0.8%
2003 84,688 deaths -0.4%
2004 90,042 deaths +6.3%
2005 83,594 deaths -7.2%
2006 83,318 deaths -0.3%
2007 83,382 deaths +0.1%
2008 84,196 deaths +1.0%
2009 84,104 deaths -0.1%
2010 175,782 deaths +109.0%
2011 86,537 deaths -50.8%
2012 85,009 deaths -1.8%
2013 84,988 deaths -0.0%
2014 85,107 deaths +0.1%
2015 85,693 deaths +0.7%
2016 86,966 deaths +1.5%
2017 86,297 deaths -0.8%
2018 86,899 deaths +0.7%
2019 87,459 deaths +0.6%
2020 93,140 deaths +6.5%
2021 101,701 deaths +9.2%
2022 95,160 deaths -6.4%
2023 90,971 deaths -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 84,437 deaths 81,918 deaths 88,953 deaths 10
1960s 83,499 deaths 81,996 deaths 88,168 deaths 10
1970s 87,119 deaths 84,069 deaths 90,327 deaths 10
1980s 92,901 deaths 91,093 deaths 94,566 deaths 10
1990s 91,411 deaths 86,904 deaths 94,776 deaths 10
2000s 85,038 deaths 83,318 deaths 90,042 deaths 10
2010s 95,074 deaths 84,988 deaths 175,782 deaths 10
2020s 95,243 deaths 90,971 deaths 101,701 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 85 Austria 93,222 deaths compare
  2. 86 Ecuador 92,205 deaths compare
  3. 87 Burundi 91,958 deaths compare
  4. 89 Bolivia 87,810 deaths compare
  5. 90 Guatemala 87,527 deaths compare
  6. 91 Rwanda 82,829 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths in Haiti?
Number of deaths in Haiti was 90,971 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 175,782 deaths in 2010.
What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 81,918 deaths in 1958.
How does Haiti rank for number of deaths?
Haiti ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of deaths 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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