Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahamas
Bahamas: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
62nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.5815 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahamas, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahamas stood at 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahamas peaked at 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5815 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
Bahamas ranks 62nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6104 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6144 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6064 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6007 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5826 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5898 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5815 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5936 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6092 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.619 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.626 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.633 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6383 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6721 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6753 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6905 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6916 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6997 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8079 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people, 100% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5988 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5815 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6144 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6753 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.619 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8079 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8716 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 59 Zimbabwe 0.952 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 Kiribati 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Spain 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 India 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Barbados 0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Botswana 0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahamas?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahamas was 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5815 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Bahamas rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Bahamas ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.