Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths age 1-59 months in Bahamas, 1973–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, deaths age 1-59 months in Bahamas stood at 15. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 1-59 months in Bahamas peaked at 67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2022.
Bahamas ranks 173rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 58 | — |
| 1974 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 62 | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 58 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 38 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 28 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 24 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 67 | +252.6% |
| 2020 | 17 | -74.6% |
| 2021 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 102, 15% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 15 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 382, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 1-59 months (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 | +252.6% | 19 | 67 |
| 2020 | -74.6% | 67 | 17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.29 | 53 | 58 | 7 |
| 1980s | 57.9 | 57 | 59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.9 | 51 | 62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.7 | 41 | 49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9 | 19 | 67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6 | 15 | 17 | 5 |
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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 deaths age 1-59 months in Bahamas?
- Deaths age 1-59 months in Bahamas was 15 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 67 in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2022.
- How does Bahamas rank for deaths age 1-59 months?
- Bahamas ranks 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 1-59 months rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. 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 Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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