Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Haiti
Haiti: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 10,005 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Haiti is 10,005, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Haiti peaked at 31,560 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 10,005, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 52nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,441 | — |
| 1962 | 31,473 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 31,552 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 31,560 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 31,506 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 31,383 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 31,231 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 31,089 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 30,898 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 30,708 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 30,577 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 30,463 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 30,274 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 30,047 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 29,819 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 29,504 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 29,212 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 28,887 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 28,520 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 28,173 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 27,842 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 27,519 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 27,186 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 26,905 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 26,656 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 26,410 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 26,158 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 25,912 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 25,601 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 25,240 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 24,715 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 24,038 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 23,304 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 22,571 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 21,853 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 21,150 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 20,471 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 19,798 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 19,151 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 18,650 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 18,054 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 17,397 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 16,917 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 16,525 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 16,142 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 15,861 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 15,627 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 15,414 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 15,220 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 21,348 | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 14,569 | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 14,237 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 13,801 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 13,454 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 13,182 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 12,877 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 12,521 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 12,150 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 11,752 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 11,397 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 11,034 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 10,661 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 10,306 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 10,005 | -2.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 10,005 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,969, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 10,005 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 648, 15.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) 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% | 15,220 | 21,348 |
| 2011 | -31.8% | 21,348 | 14,569 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,348 | 30,898 | 31,560 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,801 | 28,520 | 30,708 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,836 | 25,601 | 28,173 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,229 | 19,151 | 25,240 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,581 | 15,220 | 18,650 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,989 | 11,752 | 21,348 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,681 | 10,005 | 11,397 | 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)
- 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 infant deaths in Haiti?
- Number of infant deaths in Haiti was 10,005 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 31,560 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,005 in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for number of infant deaths?
- Haiti ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.