Number of under-five deaths in Haiti

Haiti: Number of under-five deaths was 13,583 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
13,583
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
50th
of 195 countries
All-time high
46,538
in 1965
All-time low
13,583
in 2024
Years of data
60
1965–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Haiti, 1965–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Haiti stood at 13,583. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Haiti peaked at 46,538 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 13,583, in 2024.

That places Haiti 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45,890 45,173 46,538 5
1970s 43,094 41,190 44,773 10
1980s 38,829 37,121 40,722 10
1990s 32,410 27,800 36,638 10
2000s 23,754 21,446 26,965 10
2010s 20,268 16,206 37,541 10
2020s 14,609 13,583 15,680 5

Countries ranked near Haiti

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  4. 51 Iran 13,192 compare
  5. 52 Uzbekistan 12,452 compare
  6. 53 Venezuela 10,390 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Haiti?
Number of under-five deaths in Haiti was 13,583 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 46,538 in 1965.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 13,583 in 2024.
How does Haiti rank for number of under-five deaths?
Haiti ranks 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.