Number of infant deaths in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of infant deaths was 48 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Bahamas, 1969–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Bahamas is 48, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Bahamas peaked at 155 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 169th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 149 | — |
| 1970 | 153 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 155 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 155 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 153 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 150 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 147 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 143 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 139 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 136 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 132 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 129 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 127 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 127 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 126 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 125 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 125 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 124 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 123 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 121 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 118 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 115 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 116 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 115 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 106 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 99 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 88 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 78 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 61 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 58 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 71 | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 52 | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 48 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149 | 149 | 149 | 1 |
| 1970s | 146.3 | 132 | 155 | 10 |
| 1980s | 125.3 | 121 | 129 | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.5 | 81 | 118 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2 | 76 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2 | 53 | 74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 | 48 | 52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 166 Cyprus 59 compare
- 167 Brunei Darussalam 53 compare
- 168 Micronesia, Federated States of 51 compare
- 170 North Macedonia 41 compare
- 171 Slovenia 33 compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 32 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Bahamas?
- Number of infant deaths in Bahamas was 48 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 155 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of infant deaths?
- Bahamas ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.