Neonatal mortality rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Neonatal mortality rate was 8.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.99
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
81st
of 184 countries
All-time high
9.75
in 2019
All-time low
7.87
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Bahamas stood at 8.99.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Bahamas peaked at 9.75 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.87, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 81st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.87 | — |
| 2001 | 8.04 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.24 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.43 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.58 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.7 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.74 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.69 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.57 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 8.41 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 8.24 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.13 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.19 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.38 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.65 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.96 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 9.24 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.44 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.75 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 9.6 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.55 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.41 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.22 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 8.99 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.43 | 7.87 | 8.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.71 | 8.1 | 9.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.35 | 8.99 | 9.6 | 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0252 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Bahamas?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Bahamas was 8.99 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 in 2019.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.87 in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Bahamas ranks 81st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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