What is child mortality vs. health spending in Haiti?

Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Haiti?

The highest recorded value was 31.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Haiti?

The lowest recorded value was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Haiti rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Haiti ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Haiti

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Haiti
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Haiti: Child mortality vs. health spending was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

5.28 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

27th

of 199 countries

All-time high

31.49 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

5.28 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending 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.

That places Haiti 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)
Population ages 15-64, female 3.87 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 3.67 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 123,602 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 121,844 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 122,007 (2025)

All data for Haiti →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Haiti?: Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Haiti?: The highest recorded value was 31.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Haiti?: The lowest recorded value was 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Haiti rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Haiti ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .