Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Haiti
Haiti: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 10.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Haiti, 1990–2023
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 10.7% for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Haiti peaked at 23.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2017.
That places Haiti 46th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 23.7% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 13.9% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.5% | 13.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4999 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6075 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 914.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Haiti?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Haiti was 10.7% in 2023, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Haiti ranks 46th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.