Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 1.29 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in Bahamas, 1968–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate age 1-4 in Bahamas stood at 1.29. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate age 1-4 in Bahamas peaked at 8.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.29, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 125th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4.27 | — |
| 1969 | 4.37 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 4.47 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 4.56 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 4.65 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 4.72 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 4.77 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 4.78 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 4.78 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 4.76 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 4.73 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 4.7 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.66 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 4.62 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.59 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.57 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.54 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 4.5 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 4.43 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 4.31 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 4.16 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.99 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 3.81 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 3.63 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 3.45 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 3.28 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 3.12 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 2.95 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.81 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 2.69 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.59 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.53 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.5 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.49 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.48 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.48 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.46 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.43 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.38 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.22 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.14 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 2.05 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.96 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.89 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.82 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.75 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.69 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.64 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.55 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.4 | +442.1% |
| 2020 | 1.47 | -82.5% |
| 2021 | 1.43 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.38 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.33 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.29 | -3.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1.29 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6829, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1.29 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.76, 73% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +442.1% | 1.55 | 8.4 |
| 2020 | -82.5% | 8.4 | 1.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.32 | 4.27 | 4.37 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.69 | 4.47 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.43 | 3.99 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 | 2.53 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 2.14 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 | 1.55 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate age 1-4 in Bahamas?
- Child mortality rate age 1-4 in Bahamas was 1.29 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for child mortality rate age 1-4?
- Bahamas ranks 125th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate age 1-4 rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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