Number of maternal deaths in Haiti
Haiti: Number of maternal deaths was 850 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Haiti, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Haiti recorded 850 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Haiti peaked at 2,400 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 850, in 2023.
That places Haiti 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,380 | 2,300 | 2,400 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,770 | 1,200 | 2,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,062 | 940 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 993 | 930 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 905 | 850 | 1,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Haiti?
- Number of maternal deaths in Haiti was 850 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2,400 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 850 in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Haiti ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.