Child mortality rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Child mortality rate was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Bahamas, 1968–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1.24 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Bahamas peaked at 3.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 112th of 200 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Bahamas
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 2,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,638 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Bahamas?
- Child mortality rate in Bahamas was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1974.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for child mortality rate?
- Bahamas ranks 112th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.