Life expectancy vs. health spending in Haiti

Haiti: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 64.94 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
64.94 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
209th
of 236 countries
All-time high
64.94 years
in 2023
All-time low
37.24 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Haiti, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 64.94 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Haiti peaked at 64.94 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.24 years, in 1950.

That places Haiti 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 40.4 years 37.24 years 43.02 years 10
1960s 44.96 years 42.72 years 46.9 years 10
1970s 48.56 years 47.27 years 49.75 years 10
1980s 51.42 years 49.97 years 52.88 years 10
1990s 55.32 years 53.22 years 57.69 years 10
2000s 59.89 years 58.17 years 61.69 years 10
2010s 61.38 years 45.58 years 64.33 years 10
2020s 63.82 years 62.61 years 64.94 years 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 206 Congo 65.77 years compare
  2. 207 Ghana 65.5 years compare
  3. 208 Palestine 65.17 years compare
  4. 210 Angola 64.62 years compare
  5. 211 Eswatini 64.12 years compare
  6. 212 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Haiti?
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Haiti was 64.94 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 64.94 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 37.24 years in 1950.
How does Haiti rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
Haiti ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.