Bahamas vs Nicaragua: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Bahamas
0.0213 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.0225 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Bahamas rank
118th
Nicaragua rank
116th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Bahamas
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0225 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Bahamas ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 200 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1253 under-five deaths per woman | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.1075 under-five deaths per woman | 1 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8947 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.0737 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4654 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3917 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0481 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2128 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1647 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0325 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0867 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0241 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0453 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0212 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0204 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0291 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0087 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Bahamas or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0225 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Bahamas and Nicaragua?
- 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Nicaragua?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Nicaragua rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Bahamas ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).