Number of under-five deaths in Haiti
Haiti: Number of under-five deaths was 13,583 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Haiti, 1965–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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Number of children dying before reaching age five.