Child mortality rate in Haiti
Haiti: Child mortality rate was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Haiti, 1956–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 5.28 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 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, child mortality rate in Haiti peaked at 31.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 5.28 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 27th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.68 deaths per 100 live births | 29.89 deaths per 100 live births | 31.49 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1960s | 27.27 deaths per 100 live births | 25.08 deaths per 100 live births | 29.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.06 deaths per 100 live births | 19.57 deaths per 100 live births | 24.56 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.89 deaths per 100 live births | 14.87 deaths per 100 live births | 19.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10.66 deaths per 100 live births | 14.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.04 deaths per 100 live births | 8.02 deaths per 100 live births | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 13.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 deaths per 100 live births | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Haiti
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 134 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 134 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 106,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 107,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 108,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 108,352 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 108,726 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 108,773 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Haiti?
- Child mortality rate in Haiti was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 31.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for child mortality rate?
- Haiti ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .