Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 was 30.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Haiti, 1995–2017
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2017, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Haiti stood at 30.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Haiti peaked at 39.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2012.
That places Haiti 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35.6% | — |
| 2000 | 39.3% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +13.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 30.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 27.6% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.0% | 30.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 5 Indonesia 32.8% compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 32.5% compare
- 7 Ghana 32.3% compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.1% compare
- 10 Egypt 26.2% compare
- 11 Cote d'Ivoire 25.5% 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 prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Haiti?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Haiti was 30.6% in 2017, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2012.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3?
- Haiti ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of children with fever: Percentage of children under age five years with fever in the two weeks preceding the survey.