Number of youth deaths in Haiti
Haiti: Number of youth deaths was 15,808 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Haiti, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Haiti stood at 15,808 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Haiti peaked at 59,935 deaths in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15,808 deaths, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 52nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Haiti, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41,664 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 40,956 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 40,057 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 39,017 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 37,929 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 36,794 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 35,644 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 34,516 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 33,387 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 32,298 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 31,353 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 30,342 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 29,301 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 28,435 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 28,496 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 26,944 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 26,327 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 25,781 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 25,283 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 24,820 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 59,935 deaths | +141.5% |
| 2011 | 24,002 deaths | -60.0% |
| 2012 | 23,010 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 22,337 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 21,723 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 21,197 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 20,630 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 20,016 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 19,390 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 18,750 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 18,156 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 18,052 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 16,938 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 16,342 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 15,808 deaths | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,226 deaths | 32,298 deaths | 41,664 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,708 deaths | 24,820 deaths | 31,353 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,099 deaths | 18,750 deaths | 59,935 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,059 deaths | 15,808 deaths | 18,156 deaths | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Haiti?
- Number of youth deaths in Haiti was 15,808 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 59,935 deaths in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,808 deaths in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for number of youth deaths?
- Haiti ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.