Mortality rate, neonatal in Bahamas

Bahamas: Mortality rate, neonatal was 9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
89th
of 196 countries
All-time high
21.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1974
All-time low
7.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1999
Years of data
56
1969–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Bahamas, 1969–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Bahamas stood at 9 per 1,000 live births.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Bahamas peaked at 21.7 per 1,000 live births in 1974 and was at its lowest, 7.8 per 1,000 live births, in 1999.

Bahamas ranks 89th of 196 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, neonatal in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Bahamas, 1969 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 live births Change
1969 20.9 per 1,000 live births
1970 21 per 1,000 live births +0.5%
1971 21 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
1972 21.1 per 1,000 live births +0.5%
1973 21.4 per 1,000 live births +1.4%
1974 21.7 per 1,000 live births +1.4%
1975 21.7 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
1976 21.5 per 1,000 live births -0.9%
1977 21 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
1978 20.1 per 1,000 live births -4.3%
1979 19.3 per 1,000 live births -4.0%
1980 18.5 per 1,000 live births -4.1%
1981 17.8 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
1982 17.3 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
1983 17.1 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
1984 16.9 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
1985 16.7 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
1986 16.4 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
1987 15.8 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
1988 15.2 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
1989 14.4 per 1,000 live births -5.3%
1990 13.5 per 1,000 live births -6.3%
1991 12.6 per 1,000 live births -6.7%
1992 11.7 per 1,000 live births -7.1%
1993 10.9 per 1,000 live births -6.8%
1994 10.1 per 1,000 live births -7.3%
1995 9.4 per 1,000 live births -6.9%
1996 8.7 per 1,000 live births -7.4%
1997 8.2 per 1,000 live births -5.7%
1998 7.9 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
1999 7.8 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
2000 7.9 per 1,000 live births +1.3%
2001 8 per 1,000 live births +1.3%
2002 8.2 per 1,000 live births +2.5%
2003 8.4 per 1,000 live births +2.4%
2004 8.6 per 1,000 live births +2.4%
2005 8.7 per 1,000 live births +1.2%
2006 8.7 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2007 8.7 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2008 8.6 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2009 8.4 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
2010 8.2 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
2011 8.1 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
2012 8.1 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2013 8.2 per 1,000 live births +1.2%
2014 8.4 per 1,000 live births +2.4%
2015 8.7 per 1,000 live births +3.6%
2016 9 per 1,000 live births +3.4%
2017 9.2 per 1,000 live births +2.2%
2018 9.4 per 1,000 live births +2.2%
2019 9.8 per 1,000 live births +4.3%
2020 9.6 per 1,000 live births -2.0%
2021 9.5 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
2022 9.4 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2023 9.2 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
2024 9 per 1,000 live births -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.9 per 1,000 live births 20.9 per 1,000 live births 20.9 per 1,000 live births 1
1970s 20.98 per 1,000 live births 19.3 per 1,000 live births 21.7 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 16.61 per 1,000 live births 14.4 per 1,000 live births 18.5 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 10.08 per 1,000 live births 7.8 per 1,000 live births 13.5 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 8.42 per 1,000 live births 7.9 per 1,000 live births 8.7 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 8.71 per 1,000 live births 8.1 per 1,000 live births 9.8 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 9.34 per 1,000 live births 9 per 1,000 live births 9.6 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 87 Belize 9.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 87 Indonesia 9.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 89 Vanuatu 9 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 92 North Korea 8.9 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 92 Palestine, State of 8.9 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Bahamas?
Mortality rate, neonatal in Bahamas was 9 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 21.7 per 1,000 live births in 1974.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8 per 1,000 live births in 1999.
How does Bahamas rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
Bahamas ranks 89th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
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Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.