Number of neonatal deaths in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of neonatal deaths was 39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Bahamas, 1970–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Bahamas is 39, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Bahamas peaked at 124 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2024.
That places Bahamas 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 124 | — |
| 1971 | 124 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 123 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 122 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 121 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 119 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 116 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 112 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 106 | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 101 | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 96 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 78 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 73 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 65 | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 60 | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 55 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 51 | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 49 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 39 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116.8 | 101 | 124 | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.4 | 86 | 96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8 | 45 | 83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9 | 44 | 49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6 | 41 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8 | 39 | 42 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Bahamas?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Bahamas was 39 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 124 in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Bahamas ranks 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.