Number of youth deaths in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of youth deaths was 66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Bahamas is 66, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Bahamas peaked at 186 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 169th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 161 | — |
| 1991 | 157 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 159 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 157 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 148 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 143 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 137 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 131 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 127 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 122 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 120 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 118 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 118 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 118 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 117 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 117 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 117 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 117 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 112 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 111 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 106 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 100 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 97 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 86 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 81 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 78 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 186 | +144.7% |
| 2020 | 74 | -60.2% |
| 2021 | 71 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 69 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 66 | -2.9% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 66 is below the median for high income countries, which is 343, 19% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 66 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,097, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of youth 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 | +144.7% | 76 | 186 |
| 2020 | -60.2% | 186 | 74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 144.2 | 122 | 161 | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.5 | 111 | 120 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7 | 76 | 186 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6 | 66 | 74 | 5 |
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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 youth deaths in Bahamas?
- Number of youth deaths in Bahamas was 66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 186 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of youth deaths?
- Bahamas ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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