Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Bahamas is 12, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Bahamas peaked at 76 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2024.
That places Bahamas 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 | — |
| 1991 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25 | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76 | +406.7% |
| 2020 | 15 | -80.3% |
| 2021 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | -7.7% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64, 19% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 258, 5% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 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 | +406.7% | 15 | 76 |
| 2020 | -80.3% | 76 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5 | 21 | 26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9 | 21 | 27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2 | 15 | 76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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 number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Bahamas?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Bahamas was 12 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Bahamas ranks 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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