Infant mortality rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Infant mortality rate was 11.09 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 11.09 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Bahamas peaked at 16 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.09, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 96th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.72 | — |
| 2001 | 13.86 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.06 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 14.26 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 14.41 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.46 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 14.41 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 14.24 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.99 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 13.71 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 13.41 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 13.12 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 12.87 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.64 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.45 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.28 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.17 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.08 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 12 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 11.85 | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 11.73 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.56 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 11.34 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 11.09 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.11 | 13.71 | 14.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 | 12 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.51 | 11.09 | 11.85 | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0252 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Bahamas?
- Infant mortality rate in Bahamas was 11.09 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2019.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.09 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for infant mortality rate?
- Bahamas ranks 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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