Child mortality by income level of country in Haiti
Haiti: Child mortality by income level of country was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality by income level of country 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
The most recent figure for child mortality by income level of country in Haiti is 5.28 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country 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 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 24 Pakistan 5.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 25 Kiribati 5.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 26 Afghanistan 5.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 28 Angola 4.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 29 Djibouti 4.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 30 Malawi 4.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Haiti
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 123,607 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 121,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 123,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 121,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 123,602 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.67 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 31.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 121,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 122,007 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by income level of country in Haiti?
- Child mortality by income level of country 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 by income level of country recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 31.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
- What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for child mortality by income level of country?
- Haiti ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by income level of country 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 by income level of country. 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 .