Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 was 29.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 in Haiti, 1995–2017
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 in Haiti is 29.0%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 in Haiti peaked at 29.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2006.
That places Haiti 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.9% | — |
| 2000 | 28.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +19.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 29.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 22.9% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.3% | 29.0% | 2 |
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)
- 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): q5 in Haiti?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 in Haiti was 29.0% in 2017, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2006.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5?
- Haiti ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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.