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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Haiti: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Haiti is placed 176th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 64.94 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 52.75 (2024).
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176th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 64.94Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 52.75Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 21.98Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- 45.4Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024Population in severe food insecurity (%)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Haiti on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
64.94
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Haiti: 64.94. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Caribbean
- 81.69 Puerto Rico
- Land neighbours
- Dominican Republic 73.72
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
52.75
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Haiti: 52.75. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Caribbean
- 4.653 Turks and Caicos Islands
- Land neighbours
- Dominican Republic 30.63
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Haiti’s is from 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
21.98
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Haiti: 21.98. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Caribbean
- 2.485 Saint Lucia
- Land neighbours
- Dominican Republic 6.717
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
45.4
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
Haiti: 45.4. Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Caribbean
- 4.4 Grenada
- Land neighbours
- Dominican Republic 16.4
02Over time
Which way Haiti is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
HaitiWorld median
Haiti rose from 58.17 in 2000 to 64.94 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Haiti World median 2023 64.94 74.630 2022 63.95 74.313 2021 62.61 72.433 2020 63.77 73.063 2019 64.33 74.196 2018 64.08 74.081 2017 63.83 74.029 2016 63.32 74.013 2015 63.22 73.783 2014 62.97 73.330 2013 62.62 73.386 2012 62.27 73.210 2011 61.58 73.003 2010 45.58 72.827 2009 61.69 72.426 2008 61.28 72.264 2007 61.09 72.113 2006 60.74 72.027 2005 60.32 71.876 2004 58.52 71.477 2003 59.44 71.409 2002 59.04 71.173 2001 58.59 70.926 2000 58.17 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
HaitiWorld median
Haiti fell from 102.88 in 2000 to 52.75 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Haiti World median 2024 53 14.5 2023 54 15.2 2022 56 14.7 2021 58 15.1 2020 60 15.3 2019 61 15.7 2018 63 16.3 2017 65 16.8 2016 67 17.5 2015 69 17.9 2014 71 18.3 2013 73 18.7 2012 75 18.8 2011 77 19.0 2010 138 19.2 2009 80 20.8 2008 82 20.7 2007 84 21.8 2006 86 22.8 2005 88 24.0 2004 91 25.9 2003 93 26.9 2002 96 28.0 2001 99 29.1 2000 103 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
HaitiWorld median
Haiti fell from 48.8 in 2019 to 45.4 in 2024; the world median went from 4.95 to 4.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Haiti World median 2024 45.4 4.9 2023 44.1 4.7 2022 42.4 5.4 2021 42.9 5.7 2020 45.2 5.6 2019 48.8 5.0 2018 — 4.2 2017 — 4.0 2016 — 3.4 2015 — 3.4
03In context
Haiti beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Haiti and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominican Republic | 114th | 73.72 | 30.63 | 6.717 | 16.4 |
| Haiti | 176th | 64.94 | 52.75 | 21.98 | 45.4 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Turks and Caicos Islands39th
Anguilla48th
Cuba56th
Antigua and Barbuda66th
Montserrat=67th
British Virgin Islands77th
Barbados78th
Bahamas96th
Grenada103rd
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109th- Dominican Republic114th
Saint Kitts and Nevis117th
Jamaica120th
Saint Lucia121st
Trinidad and Tobago127th
Dominica144th- Haiti176th
Arubanot placed
Cayman Islandsnot placed
Curaçaonot placed
Puerto Riconot placed
Saint Martinnot placed
Sint Maartennot placed
United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Haiti in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Haiti is ahead of the world, and behind
52 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median5
Statistics on which Haiti does better than the middle country measured.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.53.9065.5No real change since 2014
Haiti: 3.906 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 122nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.4713.1552.47▲ Improved since 2015
Haiti: 13.15 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4512.214.45No real change since 2013
Haiti: 12.2 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 134th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.1064.1348.106▲ Improved since 2014
Haiti: 4.134 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8387.3584.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 87.35 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Behind the world median38
Statistics on which Haiti does worse than the middle country measured.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.485.023.48▲ Improved since 2015
Haiti: 5.02 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7439.8840.74No earlier reading
Haiti: 39.88 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 74th of 136 · derived.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.539.341.5No earlier reading
Haiti: 39.3 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 127 · derived.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.954852.95No earlier reading
Haiti: 48 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 85th of 136 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5464.9843.546No earlier reading
Haiti: 4.984 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 60th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6571.6377.65No earlier reading
Haiti: 71.63 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 98th of 144 · derived.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4649.7727.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 49.77 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 71st of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.883.275.8No earlier reading
Haiti: 83.2 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 27th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8166.681No earlier reading
Haiti: 66.6 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 111th of 153 · derived.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.20.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Haiti: 0.2 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 30th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.4470.564▼ Worsened since 2017
Haiti: 0.447 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 129th of 172 · derived.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2631.5821.26No earlier reading
Haiti: 31.58 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 25th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 415641▼ Worsened since 2012
Haiti: 56 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5719.1837.57No earlier reading
Haiti: 19.18 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 115 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16317.88.163No real change since 2013
Haiti: 17.8 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 39th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2550.571.25▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 50.5 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 159th of 196 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8589.0722.858No real change since 2014
Haiti: 9.072 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7225.31133.7▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 225.31 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 36th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13422.638.134▲ Improved since 2014
Haiti: 22.63 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 31st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.937.782.9No earlier reading
Haiti: 37.7 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 109 · derived.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.5540.762▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 0.554 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 166th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2638.9912.26No real change since 2014
Haiti: 38.99 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 27th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.65327.5646.65▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 327.56 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 24th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 906290▼ Worsened since 2015
Haiti: 62 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.735.467.7No earlier reading
Haiti: 35.4 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 116th of 127 · derived.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3913.1316.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 13.13 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 203rd of 222 · derived.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.375.699.3▲ Improved since 2013
Haiti: 75.6 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 79th of 84 · derived.
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 224822▼ Worsened since 2016
Haiti: 48 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.14.53.1▼ Worsened since 2020
Haiti: 4.5 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 915891▼ Worsened since 2015
Haiti: 58 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.939.496.9No earlier reading
Haiti: 39.4 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.6180.351▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 0.618 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 165th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.488.926.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Haiti: 88.9 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 6th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6915.06102.69No real change since 2013
Haiti: 15.06 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.983.520.9No real change since 2019
Haiti: 83.5 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9821,9982,982▼ Worsened since 2014
Haiti: 1,998 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 155 · derived.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.40.25No real change since 2014
Haiti: 0.4 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.254.25.2No real change since 2013
Haiti: 54.2 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 1st of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end9
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.556.514.55Moved since 2017
Haiti: 6.51 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.8811.546.88No earlier reading
Haiti: 11.54 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8941.4538.89Moved since 2015
Haiti: 41.45 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 61st of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.731.181.73Moved since 2014
Haiti: 1.18 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 109th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.426.235.4Moved since 2013
Haiti: 26.2 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2528.841.25Moved since 2013
Haiti: 28.8 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.175.4216.17No real change since 2013
Haiti: 5.42 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8320.7357.83Moved since 2013
Haiti: 20.73 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.655.420.65No earlier reading
Haiti: 5.4 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
No current reading for Haiti
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Children with Functional Difficulties, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Low Birthweight Prevalence and Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2008). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Haiti’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Haiti’s 8th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 44th of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security109th of 1774/4 keys
- Energyjoint 108th of 1652/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties161st of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour155th of 1824/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 151st of 1762/4 keys
- Gender & Equality160th of 1833/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing176th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture162nd of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 178th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital177th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge181st of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions184th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience184th of 1933/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade175th of 1773/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Haiti can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Americas
United States=30th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Turks and Caicos Islands39th3/4 keysThis page
Haiti176th4/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Haiti and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Haiti on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Haiti rank on health & wellbeing?
Haiti is placed 176th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Haiti?
64.94 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Haiti?
52.75 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Haiti compare with Dominican Republic on health & wellbeing?
Dominican Republic is placed 114th of 200, and Haiti 176th. Life Expectancy at Birth: Dominican Republic 73.72, Haiti 64.94; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Dominican Republic 30.63, Haiti 52.75; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Dominican Republic 6.717, Haiti 21.98; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity: Dominican Republic 16.4, Haiti 45.4.
How have Haiti’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 58.17 in 2000 to 64.94 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 102.88 in 2000 to 52.75 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity fell from 48.8 in 2019 to 45.4 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Haiti?
No current reading is published for Haiti on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Children with Functional Difficulties, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Low Birthweight Prevalence and Malaria Incidence (P. vivax). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 52 statistics on this page come from 18 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Haiti’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Haiti (banner) — Santiagockn, CC0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Haiti: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/haiti/health