Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Bahamas
Bahamas: Mortality rate age 1-11 months was 2.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Bahamas, 1969–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 1-11 months in Bahamas stood at 2.06. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 1-11 months in Bahamas peaked at 7.02 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.06, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 139th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 4.71 | — |
| 1970 | 5.08 | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 5.42 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 5.5 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.37 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.15 | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 4.98 | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 4.96 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 5.2 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 5.64 | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 6.13 | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 6.59 | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 6.89 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 7.02 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 7.01 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.94 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 6.83 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 6.7 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 6.53 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 6.37 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 6.27 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 6.22 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 6.2 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 6.21 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.21 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 6.21 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.18 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.14 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.08 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.02 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.95 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.89 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.85 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.86 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.89 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.88 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.82 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.72 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.6 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.47 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.34 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.2 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.03 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.79 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 4.48 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 4.09 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 3.66 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 3.23 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 2.86 | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 2.57 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 6.31 | +145.0% |
| 2020 | 2.26 | -64.2% |
| 2021 | 2.19 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.15 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.11 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 2.06 | -2.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 2.06 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.12, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 2.06 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.15, 50% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 1-11 months 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +145.0% | 2.57 | 6.31 |
| 2020 | -64.2% | 6.31 | 2.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.71 | 4.71 | 4.71 | 1 |
| 1970s | 5.34 | 4.96 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.71 | 6.27 | 7.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.14 | 5.95 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.73 | 5.34 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 | 2.57 | 6.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 | 2.06 | 2.26 | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 1-11 months in Bahamas?
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Bahamas was 2.06 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 in 1982.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for mortality rate age 1-11 months?
- Bahamas ranks 139th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 1-11 months rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 1-11 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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