Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Bahamas
Bahamas: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 77.05 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Bahamas, 1972–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Bahamas stood at 77.05.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Bahamas peaked at 103.08 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 18.75, in 1984.
Bahamas ranks 77th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 103.08 | — |
| 1973 | 80.89 | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 58.7 | -27.4% |
| 1975 | 36.51 | -37.8% |
| 1976 | 36.96 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 37.42 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 37.87 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 38.32 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 47.88 | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 57.44 | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 38.16 | -33.6% |
| 1983 | 18.88 | -50.5% |
| 1984 | 18.75 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 55.6 | +196.6% |
| 1986 | 57.05 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 61.12 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 56.46 | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 57.59 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 53.26 | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 54.55 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 56.04 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 57.74 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 53.77 | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 56.06 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 59.03 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 59.09 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 54.49 | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 66.81 | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 60.84 | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 63.13 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 65.82 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 68.61 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 72.48 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 73.91 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 79.19 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 85.85 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 86.19 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 89.04 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 78.88 | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 100.58 | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 101.35 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 82.23 | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 96.98 | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 84.45 | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 79.31 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 77.33 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 77.08 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.03 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 77.05 | -6.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 77.05 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.61, 10.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 77.05 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +196.6% | 18.75 | 55.6 |
| 1983 | -50.5% | 38.16 | 18.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.72 | 36.51 | 103.08 | 8 |
| 1980s | 46.89 | 18.75 | 61.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.09 | 53.26 | 66.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.51 | 60.84 | 89.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.02 | 77.08 | 101.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.05 | 77.05 | 77.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Bahamas?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Bahamas was 77.05 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 103.08 in 1972.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.75 in 1984.
- How does Bahamas rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Bahamas ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.