Bahamas vs Colombia: Child mortality rate
Bahamas
1.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia
1.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bahamas rank
113th
Colombia rank
115th
Child mortality rate over time
- Bahamas
- Colombia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.24 deaths per 100 live births against 1.15 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 113th and Colombia ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 8.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5332 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0478 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0563 deaths per 100 live births | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bahamas or Colombia?
- Bahamas, at 1.24 deaths per 100 live births against 1.15 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bahamas and Colombia?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Colombia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Colombia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bahamas ranks 113th and Colombia ranks 115th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .