Mortality rates at age 65 in Bahamas

Bahamas: Mortality rates at age 65 was 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.24 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
128th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.68 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
2.16 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2005
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Bahamas, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 65 in 2023.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Bahamas peaked at 4.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.16 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2005.

That places Bahamas 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in Bahamas, 1950 to 2023.
Year deaths per 1,000 people Change
1950 4.68 deaths per 1,000 people
1951 4.62 deaths per 1,000 people -1.2%
1952 4.66 deaths per 1,000 people +1.0%
1953 4.61 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1954 4.57 deaths per 1,000 people -1.0%
1955 4.52 deaths per 1,000 people -1.0%
1956 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people -1.0%
1957 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1958 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1959 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people -1.0%
1960 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1961 4.24 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1962 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people -1.3%
1963 4.15 deaths per 1,000 people -0.9%
1964 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people -0.9%
1965 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people -0.7%
1966 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people -1.2%
1967 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people -1.2%
1968 3.94 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1969 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1970 3.84 deaths per 1,000 people -1.4%
1971 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people -1.3%
1972 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people -1.7%
1973 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people -2.1%
1974 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people -1.5%
1975 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people +0.1%
1976 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people +0.5%
1977 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people -0.1%
1978 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people -0.5%
1979 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people -1.0%
1980 3.5 deaths per 1,000 people -1.7%
1981 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people -2.9%
1982 3.32 deaths per 1,000 people -2.2%
1983 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people -1.8%
1984 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people -0.7%
1985 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people -0.4%
1986 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people +0.2%
1987 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people -0.7%
1988 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people -1.3%
1989 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people -2.4%
1990 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people -2.6%
1991 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people -3.4%
1992 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people -2.8%
1993 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people -2.4%
1994 2.72 deaths per 1,000 people -1.4%
1995 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1996 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1997 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people -1.4%
1998 2.56 deaths per 1,000 people -2.3%
1999 2.48 deaths per 1,000 people -3.0%
2000 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people -3.5%
2001 2.32 deaths per 1,000 people -3.2%
2002 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
2003 2.19 deaths per 1,000 people -2.4%
2004 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
2005 2.16 deaths per 1,000 people -0.3%
2006 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people +0.9%
2007 2.21 deaths per 1,000 people +1.2%
2008 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people +1.5%
2009 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people +0.5%
2010 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people -0.2%
2011 2.23 deaths per 1,000 people -1.0%
2012 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people -0.4%
2013 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people +0.3%
2014 2.26 deaths per 1,000 people +1.5%
2015 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people +3.1%
2016 2.36 deaths per 1,000 people +1.3%
2017 2.38 deaths per 1,000 people +0.8%
2018 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people -1.2%
2019 2.41 deaths per 1,000 people +2.6%
2020 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people +15.2%
2021 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people +14.3%
2022 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people -29.1%
2023 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people 4.68 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1960s 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1970s 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people 3.84 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1980s 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people 3.5 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1990s 2.72 deaths per 1,000 people 2.48 deaths per 1,000 people 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2000s 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people 2.16 deaths per 1,000 people 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2010s 2.3 deaths per 1,000 people 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people 2.41 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2020s 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 125 Vietnam 2.27 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  2. 126 Brunei 2.27 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  3. 127 Sri Lanka 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  4. 129 Montserrat 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  5. 130 Morocco 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  6. 131 Trinidad and Tobago 2.15 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Bahamas?
Mortality rates at age 65 in Bahamas was 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 4.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 2.16 deaths per 1,000 people in 2005.
How does Bahamas rank for mortality rates at age 65?
Bahamas ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rates at age 65
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.