Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Bahamas
Bahamas: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 1.28 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Bahamas, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Bahamas is 1.28, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Bahamas peaked at 4.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.28, in 2020.
Bahamas ranks 113th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.63 | — |
| 1991 | 1.66 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.68 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.71 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.73 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.75 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.77 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.78 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.79 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.79 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.78 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.77 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.76 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.74 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.71 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.68 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.66 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.63 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.57 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.55 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.52 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.49 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.47 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.44 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.41 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.39 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.36 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.34 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.9 | +266.4% |
| 2020 | 1.28 | -73.9% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1.28 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5436, 2.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1.28 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.52, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 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 | +266.4% | 1.34 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | -73.9% | 4.9 | 1.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.73 | 1.63 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 | 1.57 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 | 1.34 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 110 Seychelles 1.32 compare
- 111 Kazakhstan 1.32 compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 1.31 compare
- 114 Oman 1.25 compare
- 115 Saint Lucia 1.21 compare
- 116 Barbados 1.18 compare
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 among children ages 10 to 14 years in Bahamas?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Bahamas was 1.28 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Bahamas ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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