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Health · Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income
Haiti: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 65.1 yrs (2024), 190th of 217 in the world and 42nd of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, women is 68.5 yrs (2024), 185th of 217 in the world and 42nd of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, men is 61.9 yrs (2024), 194th of 217 in the world and 42nd of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Life expectancy
HaitiLatin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
HaitiLatin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
18 indicators
Health: Haiti in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 65.1 yrs2024 | 190/217 | 42/42 | 58.2 yrs | 45.6 yrs | 63.8 yrs | +3.4%since 2014 | 75.8 yrs | 69.5 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 68.5 yrs2024 | 185/217 | 42/42 | 59.9 yrs | 45.7 yrs | 67.0 yrs | +4.4%since 2014 | 78.7 yrs | 71.3 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 61.9 yrs2024 | 194/217 | 42/42 | 56.5 yrs | 45.4 yrs | 60.7 yrs | +2.5%since 2014 | 72.9 yrs | 67.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 39.02024 | 27/196 | 1/35 | 71.1 | 79.3 | 43.6 | −23%since 2014 | 13.3 | 33.1 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 52.82024 | 27/196 | 1/35 | 102.9 | 137.7 | 59.8 | −26%since 2014 | 15.4 | 43.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 22.62024 | 31/196 | 2/35 | 29.5 | 29.1 | 24.5 | −17%since 2014 | 8.3 | 21.6 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 3282023 | 23/194 | 1/34 | 440 | 398 | 346 | −14%since 2013 | 77 | 235 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 77%2024 | 154/193 | 29/33 | 54% | 63% | 74% | +8.0 ppsince 2014 | 86% | 86% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 1.6%2024 | 22/153 | 2/29 | 2.5% | 1.8% | 1.7% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 1752024 | 42/208 | 1/40 | 576 | 407 | 223 | −48%since 2014 | 51 | 208 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 3.2%2023 | 174/193 | 32/33 | 4.0% | 4.5% | 3.8% | −0.9 ppsince 2013 | 7.9% | 3.7% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 52.4%2023 | 30/193 | 3/33 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 42.0% | +16.2 ppsince 2013 | 29.7% | 47.0% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.292022 | 140/180 | 29/29 | 0.241998 | 0.142011 | 0.292022 | +109%since 2011 | 2.57 | 0.71 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 4.92023 | 28/182 | 2/33 | · | 0.7 | 5.1 | +581%since 2013 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 73.3%2024 | 181/206 | 35/35 | 54.4% | 63.7% | 70.5% | +6.7 ppsince 2014 | 97.6% | 90.8% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 29.1%2024 | 188/203 | 34/34 | 19.4% | 24.9% | 28.7% | +2.5 ppsince 2014 | 90.3% | 73.9% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 8.0%2024 | 148/166 | 19/22 | 11.4% | 9.7% | 8.4% | −1.7 ppsince 2010 | 13.6% | 20.4% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 18.82019 | 74/186 | 11/32 | 17.5 | 18.7 | 18.82019 | +3.3%since 2009 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+3.4%65.1 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+4.4%68.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.5%61.9 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−23%39.0 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Out-of-pocket spending+16.2 pp52.4% in 2023
- Road deaths+3.3%18.8 in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Haiti and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Haiti. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Haiti | United States | Dominican Republic | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 65.1 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 73.9 yrs2024 | 78.2 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 68.5 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 | 77.1 yrs2024 | 80.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 61.9 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 | 70.7 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 39.02024 | 5.52024 | 27.72024 | 3.02024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 52.82024 | 6.52024 | 30.62024 | 4.72024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 22.62024 | 3.72024 | 21.22024 | 2.42024 |
| Maternal mortality | 3282023 | 172023 | 1242023 | — |
| Measles vaccination | 77%2024 | 92%2024 | 89%2024 | — |
| HIV prevalence | 1.6%2024 | — | 1.0%2024 | — |