Children died before five per woman in Haiti
Haiti: Children died before five per woman was 0.1356 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Haiti, 1956–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Haiti is 0.1356, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Haiti peaked at 1.96 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.1356, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 40th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1.96 | — |
| 1957 | 1.92 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 1.89 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 1.86 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 1.82 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 1.79 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 1.76 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 1.73 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.7 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.66 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.61 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.57 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.53 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.49 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.44 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.39 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.34 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.29 | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.26 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.24 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.21 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.17 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.14 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.11 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.05 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.03 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9925 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9615 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9338 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9056 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8788 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8509 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8226 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7924 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7461 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7093 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6726 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6372 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6023 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5683 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5356 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5044 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4747 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4516 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4221 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3968 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3768 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3573 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3387 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3219 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3065 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2931 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2815 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4778 | +69.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2609 | -45.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2465 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2341 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.224 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2149 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2059 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.197 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1877 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1795 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1715 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1634 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.149 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1421 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1356 | -4.6% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.1356 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.1356 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0265, 5.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +69.7% | 0.2815 | 0.4778 |
| 2011 | -45.4% | 0.4778 | 0.2609 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.91 | 1.86 | 1.96 | 4 |
| 1960s | 1.67 | 1.49 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9503 | 0.8226 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6243 | 0.4747 | 0.7924 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3546 | 0.2815 | 0.4516 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2428 | 0.1795 | 0.4778 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1523 | 0.1356 | 0.1715 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Haiti?
- Children died before five per woman in Haiti was 0.1356 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 in 1956.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1356 in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for children died before five per woman?
- Haiti ranks 40th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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