Number of infants who die before age 1 in Haiti

Haiti: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 11,211 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11,211 deaths
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
48th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30,449 deaths
in 1950
All-time low
11,211 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Haiti, 1950–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k195019862023

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

Analysis

In 2023, number of infants who die before age 1 in Haiti stood at 11,211 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Haiti peaked at 30,449 deaths in 1950 and was at its lowest, 11,211 deaths, in 2023.

Haiti ranks 48th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Number of infants who die before age 1 in Haiti, 1950 to 2023.
Year deaths Change
1950 30,449 deaths
1951 30,253 deaths -0.6%
1952 29,954 deaths -1.0%
1953 29,660 deaths -1.0%
1954 29,464 deaths -0.7%
1955 29,194 deaths -0.9%
1956 29,068 deaths -0.4%
1957 28,887 deaths -0.6%
1958 28,805 deaths -0.3%
1959 28,834 deaths +0.1%
1960 28,799 deaths -0.1%
1961 28,845 deaths +0.2%
1962 28,933 deaths +0.3%
1963 29,839 deaths +3.1%
1964 29,034 deaths -2.7%
1965 29,030 deaths -0.0%
1966 29,044 deaths +0.0%
1967 28,908 deaths -0.5%
1968 28,851 deaths -0.2%
1969 28,767 deaths -0.3%
1970 28,684 deaths -0.3%
1971 28,671 deaths -0.0%
1972 28,731 deaths +0.2%
1973 28,688 deaths -0.1%
1974 28,662 deaths -0.1%
1975 28,610 deaths -0.2%
1976 28,522 deaths -0.3%
1977 28,412 deaths -0.4%
1978 28,266 deaths -0.5%
1979 28,085 deaths -0.6%
1980 27,946 deaths -0.5%
1981 27,748 deaths -0.7%
1982 27,620 deaths -0.5%
1983 27,478 deaths -0.5%
1984 27,358 deaths -0.4%
1985 27,273 deaths -0.3%
1986 27,226 deaths -0.2%
1987 27,066 deaths -0.6%
1988 26,957 deaths -0.4%
1989 26,732 deaths -0.8%
1990 26,469 deaths -1.0%
1991 25,984 deaths -1.8%
1992 25,355 deaths -2.4%
1993 24,677 deaths -2.7%
1994 24,139 deaths -2.2%
1995 23,333 deaths -3.3%
1996 22,707 deaths -2.7%
1997 22,064 deaths -2.8%
1998 21,441 deaths -2.8%
1999 20,827 deaths -2.9%
2000 20,382 deaths -2.1%
2001 19,726 deaths -3.2%
2002 19,071 deaths -3.3%
2003 18,622 deaths -2.4%
2004 19,244 deaths +3.3%
2005 17,732 deaths -7.9%
2006 17,430 deaths -1.7%
2007 17,175 deaths -1.5%
2008 16,970 deaths -1.2%
2009 16,682 deaths -1.7%
2010 22,499 deaths +34.9%
2011 16,143 deaths -28.3%
2012 15,583 deaths -3.5%
2013 15,064 deaths -3.3%
2014 14,700 deaths -2.4%
2015 14,384 deaths -2.1%
2016 14,113 deaths -1.9%
2017 13,613 deaths -3.5%
2018 13,191 deaths -3.1%
2019 12,764 deaths -3.2%
2020 12,333 deaths -3.4%
2021 12,068 deaths -2.1%
2022 11,572 deaths -4.1%
2023 11,211 deaths -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29,457 deaths 28,805 deaths 30,449 deaths 10
1960s 29,005 deaths 28,767 deaths 29,839 deaths 10
1970s 28,533 deaths 28,085 deaths 28,731 deaths 10
1980s 27,340 deaths 26,732 deaths 27,946 deaths 10
1990s 23,700 deaths 20,827 deaths 26,469 deaths 10
2000s 18,303 deaths 16,682 deaths 20,382 deaths 10
2010s 15,205 deaths 12,764 deaths 22,499 deaths 10
2020s 11,796 deaths 11,211 deaths 12,333 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 45 Senegal 12,802 deaths compare
  2. 46 Nepal 12,592 deaths compare
  3. 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11,611 deaths compare
  4. 49 Rwanda 10,879 deaths compare
  5. 50 Togo 10,851 deaths compare
  6. 51 Uzbekistan 10,484 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Haiti?
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Haiti was 11,211 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 30,449 deaths in 1950.
What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 11,211 deaths in 2023.
How does Haiti rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
Haiti ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
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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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.