Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 74.55 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.55 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
126th
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.55 years
in 2023
All-time low
58.89 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Bahamas, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas stood at 74.55 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas peaked at 74.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.89 years, in 1950.
Bahamas ranks 126th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.89 years | — |
| 1951 | 59.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 59.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 59.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 60.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 60.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 61.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 61.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 61.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 62.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 62.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 62.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 63.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 63.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 63.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 64.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 64.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 65.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 65.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 65.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 66.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 66.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 66.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 67.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 67.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 68.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 68.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 68.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 68.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 69.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 69.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 69.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 70 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 70.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 70.32 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 70.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 70.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 70.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.43 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.42 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 71.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 72.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 72.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.23 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.44 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.45 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.45 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.81 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.03 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.06 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.41 years | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 72.99 years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 70.75 years | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 74.49 years | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 74.55 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.48 years | 58.89 years | 62.09 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.09 years | 62.45 years | 65.77 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.75 years | 66.16 years | 68.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.06 years | 69.09 years | 70.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.47 years | 70.94 years | 72.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.19 years | 72.48 years | 73.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6 years | 71.41 years | 74.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2 years | 70.75 years | 74.55 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Bahamas was 74.55 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 74.55 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.89 years in 1950.
- How does Bahamas rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.