Life expectancy in Bahamas
Bahamas: Life expectancy was 72.68 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Bahamas, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 72.68 years for life expectancy in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Bahamas peaked at 73.1 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59.85 years, in 1950.
Bahamas ranks 80th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.85 years | — |
| 1955 | 62.41 years | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 63.35 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 65.04 years | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 66.15 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 66.94 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 67.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 69.21 years | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 70.13 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 70.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 72.04 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 72.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 72.73 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.68 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.13 years | 59.85 years | 62.41 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 64.19 years | 63.35 years | 65.04 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 66.55 years | 66.15 years | 66.94 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.46 years | 67.71 years | 69.21 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 70.45 years | 70.13 years | 70.76 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.4 years | 72.04 years | 72.77 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.92 years | 72.73 years | 73.1 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.68 years | 72.68 years | 72.68 years | 1 |
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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 75-79, female, annual growth rate -0.905 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0136 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Bahamas?
- Life expectancy in Bahamas was 72.68 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.85 years in 1950.
- How does Bahamas rank for life expectancy?
- Bahamas ranks 80th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.