Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bahamas
Bahamas: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bahamas is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bahamas peaked at 8.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 119th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.55 | — |
| 1991 | 2.56 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.56 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.58 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.58 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.59 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.6 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.59 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.57 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.55 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.51 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.46 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.33 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.25 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.16 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.08 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.99 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.91 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.83 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.76 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.69 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.62 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.55 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.48 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.42 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.36 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.31 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 8.6 | +586.6% |
| 2020 | 1.16 | -86.5% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.04 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | -3.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4414, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.16, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 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 | +586.6% | 1.25 | 8.6 |
| 2020 | -86.5% | 8.6 | 1.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.57 | 2.55 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 | 1.83 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 1.25 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1 | 1.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 116 Colombia 1.04 compare
- 117 Naoero 1.02 compare
- 118 Trinidad and Tobago 1 compare
- 120 Brunei Darussalam 0.9895 compare
- 121 Seychelles 0.9714 compare
- 122 Viet Nam 0.9582 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 5 to 9 years in Bahamas?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bahamas was 1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Bahamas ranks 119th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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