Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Bahamas
Bahamas: Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds was 2.33 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 2.33 for mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Bahamas peaked at 13.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.33, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 111th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.09 | — |
| 1991 | 4.14 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 4.19 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.25 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.31 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.36 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.41 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.45 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 4.47 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.47 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.44 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.4 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.34 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.25 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.15 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.04 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.93 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.82 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.71 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.6 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.11 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.02 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.93 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.85 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.76 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8 | +399.7% |
| 2020 | 2.61 | -81.1% |
| 2021 | 2.54 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.47 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.39 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.33 | -2.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 2.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 2.33 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds 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 | +399.7% | 2.76 | 13.8 |
| 2020 | -81.1% | 13.8 | 2.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.31 | 4.09 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.07 | 3.6 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 | 2.76 | 13.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 | 2.33 | 2.61 | 5 |
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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 for 5-14 year-olds in Bahamas?
- Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Bahamas was 2.33 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds?
- Bahamas ranks 111th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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