Number of stillbirths in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of stillbirths was 45 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Bahamas is 45, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Bahamas peaked at 82 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 45, in 2017.
Bahamas ranks 167th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70 | — |
| 2001 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 82 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 70 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 65 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 58 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 52 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 48 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 45 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4 | 70 | 82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56 | 45 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.25 | 45 | 47 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Bahamas?
- Number of stillbirths in Bahamas was 45 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 2017.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of stillbirths?
- Bahamas ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation