Number of under-five deaths in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of under-five deaths was 54 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Bahamas, 1973–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Bahamas stood at 54. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Bahamas peaked at 180 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2024.
That places Bahamas 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 180 | — |
| 1974 | 178 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 174 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 169 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 165 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 161 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 157 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 153 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 151 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 150 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 149 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 149 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 148 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 148 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 147 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 145 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 143 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 140 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 136 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 137 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 135 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 126 | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 118 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 112 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 106 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 101 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 96 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 81 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 78 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 110 | +80.3% |
| 2020 | 59 | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 54 | -1.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 54 is below the median for high income countries, which is 258, 21% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 54 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 823, 7% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths 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 | +80.3% | 61 | 110 |
| 2020 | -46.4% | 110 | 59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 169.14 | 157 | 180 | 7 |
| 1980s | 148.3 | 143 | 153 | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.7 | 96 | 140 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6 | 90 | 93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5 | 61 | 110 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4 | 54 | 59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 168 Brunei 62 compare
- 169 Micronesia (country) 56 compare
- 171 North Macedonia 48 compare
- 172 Slovenia 40 compare
- 173 Latvia 36 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Bahamas?
- Number of under-five deaths in Bahamas was 54 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 180 in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Bahamas ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.