Number of infant deaths, per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0008 deaths per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per capita in Haiti is 0.0008 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Haiti peaked at 0.008 deaths per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 deaths per person, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 42nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.008 deaths per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0076 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0075 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0073 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0071 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.007 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0068 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0066 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0065 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0063 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.006 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.005 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0035 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.003 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.002 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 deaths per person | +38.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -32.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.001 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.001 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -4.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.0008 deaths per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0008 deaths per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.0008 deaths per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 deaths per person, 4.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per capita 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 | +38.6% | 0.0016 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person |
| 2011 | -32.5% | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0.0015 deaths per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0074 deaths per person | 0.0068 deaths per person | 0.008 deaths per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0059 deaths per person | 0.0052 deaths per person | 0.0066 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 deaths per person | 0.0038 deaths per person | 0.005 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 deaths per person | 0.0023 deaths per person | 0.0037 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 deaths per person | 0.0016 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 deaths per person | 0.0011 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 deaths per person | 0.0008 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in Haiti?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Haiti was 0.0008 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.008 deaths per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Haiti ranks 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.