Haiti: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Haiti?

Life expectancy at birth in Haiti was 65.1 years in 2024, according to the World Bank, up from 64.9 years in 2023.

The estimate is compiled from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, which model mortality from censuses and surveys, because Haiti's death registration is incomplete. The IHSI vital statistics page lists birth and death tables as pending. IHSI estimates the population at 11,867,032 in 2024.

Official sources: World Bank: life expectancy at birth, Haiti · IHSI: vital statistics

What is the maternal mortality rate in Haiti?

Haiti's maternal mortality ratio was 328 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to the UN inter-agency estimate published by the World Bank. The estimate for 2022 was 331.

The ratio counts deaths of women during pregnancy or within 42 days of its end from related causes. It is a modelled estimate by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, the World Bank and the UN Population Division, with wide uncertainty ranges where registration is incomplete. Maternal health programmes are run by the Ministry of Public Health and Population.

Official sources: World Bank: maternal mortality ratio, Haiti

What is the child mortality rate in Haiti?

52.8 of every 1,000 children born in Haiti died before their fifth birthday in 2024, according to the UN inter-agency estimate published by the World Bank. The rate was 54.4 in 2023.

The under-five mortality rate is estimated by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation from household surveys and census data. It is the probability of dying between birth and age five at the death rates of that year. Annual changes are small and fall within the margins of uncertainty.

Official sources: World Bank: under-five mortality rate, Haiti

How many doctors does Haiti have?

Haiti had 0.29 doctors per 1,000 people in 2022, according to WHO data published by the World Bank. The figure for 2018 was 0.24.

The indicator counts generalist and specialist medical doctors and comes from the WHO National Health Workforce Accounts, based on reports by the Ministry of Public Health and Population. A rate of 0.29 per 1,000 is about 29 doctors for every 100,000 people.

Official sources: World Bank: physicians per 1,000 people, Haiti

What is the average life expectancy in Haiti?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2024, is 65.1 years. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 33rd highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 74.0 years. Worldwide: 166th of 193.

What is the infant mortality rate in Haiti?

The UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation puts the infant mortality rate in Haiti at 39.0 per 1,000 in 2024. No year since 2005 has been lower. Latin America & Caribbean median: 12.1 per 1,000; Haiti is 1st highest of 33. World rank, highest first: 27th of 192.

How many women die in childbirth in Haiti?

328 per 100,000: that is the maternal mortality ratio in Haiti for 2023, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been lower. It is 1st highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 55.0 per 100,000. Worldwide: 23rd of 192.

What share of GDP does Haiti spend on health care?

According to the WHO, current health spending in Haiti was 3.2% of GDP in 2023. That is the lowest since at least 2005. It is 32nd highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 6.8% of GDP. World rank, highest first: 172nd of 191.

How much of health care in Haiti do patients pay for?

The WHO puts out-of-pocket health spending in Haiti at 52.4% in 2023. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 29.3%, and Haiti placed 3rd highest of 33. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 30th highest.

What is the doctor to patient ratio in Haiti?

0.29 per 1,000: that is the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Haiti for 2022, according to the WHO. In 2013 the figure was 0.23 per 1,000. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 2.6 per 1,000, and Haiti placed 12th highest of 12. Worldwide: 89th of 125.

How many hospital beds does Haiti have?

4.9 per 1,000: that is hospital beds per 1,000 people in Haiti for 2023, according to the WHO. The peak was 5.3 per 1,000 in 2018 and the low 0.66 per 1,000 in 2010. It is 2nd highest of 22 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 2.1 per 1,000. Of 73 countries with 2023 data, 13th highest.

How many children in Haiti are vaccinated against measles?

77.0%: that is measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Haiti for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. That is the highest since at least 2005. Latin America & Caribbean median: 89.5%; Haiti is 28th highest of 32. Worldwide: 152nd of 191.