What is infant mortality rate in Bahamas?

Infant mortality rate in Bahamas was 1.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?

The highest recorded value was 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1974.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?

The lowest recorded value was 1.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bahamas rank for infant mortality rate?

Bahamas ranks 109th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Bahamas

Name: Infant mortality rate in Bahamas
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bahamas: Infant mortality rate was 1.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.11 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

109th

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.67 deaths per 100 live births

in 1974

All-time low

1.11 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Infant mortality rate in Bahamas, 1968–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Bahamas is 1.11 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.11 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Bahamas 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	2.54 deaths per 100 live births	2.52 deaths per 100 live births	2.56 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	2.53 deaths per 100 live births	2.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	2.06 deaths per 100 live births	2.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.62 deaths per 100 live births	1.37 deaths per 100 live births	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.41 deaths per 100 live births	1.37 deaths per 100 live births	1.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.15 deaths per 100 live births	1.11 deaths per 100 live births	1.19 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

106 British Virgin Islands 1.14 deaths per 100 live births compare
107 Cook Islands 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
108 Mongolia 1.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
110 Peru 1.1 deaths per 100 live births compare
111 Ecuador 1.09 deaths per 100 live births compare
112 Belize 1.08 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Bahamas?: Infant mortality rate in Bahamas was 1.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?: The highest recorded value was 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1974.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?: The lowest recorded value was 1.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bahamas rank for infant mortality rate?: Bahamas ranks 109th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .