Number of youth deaths in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of youth deaths was 66 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Bahamas is 66 deaths, 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 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66 deaths, 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 | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 161 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 157 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 159 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 157 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 148 deaths | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 143 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 137 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 131 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 127 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 122 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 120 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 118 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 118 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 118 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 117 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 117 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 117 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 117 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 112 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 111 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 106 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 100 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 97 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 95 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 92 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 86 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 81 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 78 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 76 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 186 deaths | +144.7% |
| 2020 | 74 deaths | -60.2% |
| 2021 | 71 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 69 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 68 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 66 deaths | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 144.2 deaths | 122 deaths | 161 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.5 deaths | 111 deaths | 120 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7 deaths | 76 deaths | 186 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6 deaths | 66 deaths | 74 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 166 North Macedonia 75 deaths compare
- 167 Brunei Darussalam 74 deaths compare
- 168 Micronesia, Federated States of 67 deaths compare
- 170 Latvia 57 deaths compare
- 171 Slovenia 55 deaths compare
- 172 Maldives 40 deaths 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Bahamas?
- Number of youth deaths in Bahamas was 66 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 186 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 deaths 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.