Life expectancy at birth in Bahamas
Bahamas: Life expectancy at birth was 70.43 in 2021. β¬ Flat
Latest (2021)
70.43
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
108th
of 184 countries
All-time high
73.38
in 2018
All-time low
70.43
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Life expectancy at birth in Bahamas, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 70.43 for life expectancy at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Bahamas peaked at 73.38 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.43, in 2021.
Bahamas ranks 108th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2 | 70.97 | 73.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.72 | 70.74 | 73.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.52 | 70.43 | 72.62 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More health data for Bahamas
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,909 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,861 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,896 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Bahamas?
- Life expectancy at birth in Bahamas was 70.43 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 73.38 in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.43 in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Bahamas ranks 108th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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