Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Haiti
Haiti: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 39.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
39.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
113th
of 236 countries
All-time high
49.3%
in 2010
All-time low
39.5%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Haiti, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Haiti is 39.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Haiti peaked at 49.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2020.
Haiti ranks 113th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.2% | — |
| 1951 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 46.5% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 45.5% | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 45.7% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 45.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | -0.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 39.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 39.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.2%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.3% | 45.2% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.7% | 45.4% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.2% | 45.9% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 46.7% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 45.1% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 42.8% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 40.7% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 39.5% | 40.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 110 Mozambique 39.8% compare
- 111 Ireland 39.7% compare
- 112 Switzerland 39.6% compare
- 114 New Caledonia 39.5% compare
- 115 Myanmar 39.4% compare
- 116 Ecuador 39.4% compare
More gender data for Haiti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,621 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2535 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,932 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,932 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Haiti?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Haiti was 39.5% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2020.
- How does Haiti rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Haiti ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.