Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Haiti
Haiti: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Haiti, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Haiti stood at 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Haiti peaked at 1.15 deaths per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Haiti 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Haiti, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.14 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.14 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.15 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.14 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.14 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.13 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.13 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.12 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.11 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.11 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.11 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.1 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.09 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.08 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.07 deaths per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.06 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.05 deaths per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.03 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.02 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.01 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9985 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9864 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9762 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9672 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9583 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9491 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9402 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9289 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9158 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8968 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8722 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8456 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.819 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7929 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7674 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7428 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7184 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6949 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6767 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6551 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6312 deaths per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6138 deaths per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5996 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5857 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5755 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.567 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5593 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5523 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7746 deaths per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5286 deaths per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5166 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5008 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4882 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4783 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4672 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4543 deaths per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4409 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4264 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4135 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4004 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3868 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0121 deaths per square kilometre, 30.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 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 | +40.3% | 0.5523 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7746 deaths per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -31.8% | 0.7746 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5286 deaths per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 deaths per square kilometre | 1.12 deaths per square kilometre | 1.15 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 deaths per square kilometre | 1.03 deaths per square kilometre | 1.11 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9737 deaths per square kilometre | 0.9289 deaths per square kilometre | 1.02 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8066 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6949 deaths per square kilometre | 0.9158 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6016 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5523 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6767 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5076 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4264 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7746 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3937 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4135 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 6 Comoros 0.4675 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 7 Pakistan 0.4394 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 8 Palestine 0.4075 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.3056 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 0.2703 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 12 Malawi 0.2659 deaths per square kilometre 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)
- 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 square kilometre in Haiti?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Haiti was 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 deaths per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Haiti ranks 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.