Life expectancy men women in Bahamas
Bahamas: Life expectancy men women was 78.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.19
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
118th
of 229 countries
All-time high
78.19
in 2023
All-time low
61.74
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Bahamas, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 78.19 for life expectancy men women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Bahamas peaked at 78.19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.74, in 1950.
That places Bahamas 118th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy men women in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.74 | — |
| 1951 | 62.05 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 62.51 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 62.85 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 63.19 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 63.5 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 63.88 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 64.24 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 64.63 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 64.99 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 65.38 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 65.76 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 66.14 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 66.52 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 66.93 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 67.36 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 67.63 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 68.08 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 68.44 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 68.83 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 69.22 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 69.58 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 69.88 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.23 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 70.67 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 71.22 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 71.64 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 71.94 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 72.14 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 72.34 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 72.56 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 72.84 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 73.17 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 73.54 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 73.79 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.97 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.06 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 74.15 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.26 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 74.43 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 74.63 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 74.83 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.91 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 75.05 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.1 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 75.15 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 75.22 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.33 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 75.48 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.67 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 75.9 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.12 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.35 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.54 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.54 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 76.77 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.87 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.94 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.01 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.06 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.05 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.15 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.3 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.59 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.75 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.44 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.76 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.72 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.73 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.18 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 76.79 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 74.14 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 78.09 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 78.19 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.36 | 61.74 | 64.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.11 | 65.38 | 68.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.89 | 69.22 | 72.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.68 | 72.56 | 74.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.14 | 74.63 | 75.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.61 | 75.9 | 77.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.17 | 74.18 | 77.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8 | 74.14 | 78.19 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1209 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5022 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5229 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Bahamas?
- Life expectancy men women in Bahamas was 78.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 78.19 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.74 in 1950.
- How does Bahamas rank for life expectancy men women?
- Bahamas ranks 118th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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