Poverty vs life expectancy in Bahamas
Bahamas: Poverty vs life expectancy was 74.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.55
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
126th
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.55
in 2023
All-time low
58.89
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Bahamas, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 74.55 for poverty vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Bahamas peaked at 74.55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.89, in 1950.
That places Bahamas 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Poverty vs life expectancy in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.89 | — |
| 1951 | 59.2 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 59.58 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 59.95 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 60.31 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 60.65 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 61.01 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 61.37 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 61.74 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 62.09 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 62.45 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 62.81 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 63.19 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 63.53 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 63.9 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 64.27 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 64.59 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 65.03 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 65.4 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 65.77 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 66.16 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 66.53 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 66.78 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 67.15 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 67.58 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 68.14 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 68.53 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 68.76 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.87 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 68.96 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 69.09 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 69.37 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 69.68 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 70 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 70.19 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.29 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 70.32 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 70.38 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 70.51 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 70.72 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.94 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.18 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.3 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.42 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.43 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.42 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.46 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 71.6 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.84 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 72.15 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 72.48 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.77 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.02 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.21 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.41 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.46 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.46 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.44 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.45 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.45 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.57 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.71 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.93 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.03 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.81 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.04 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.03 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.06 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.41 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 72.99 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 70.75 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 74.49 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 74.55 | +0.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 74.55 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 74.55 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.48 | 58.89 | 62.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.09 | 62.45 | 65.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.75 | 66.16 | 68.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.06 | 69.09 | 70.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.47 | 70.94 | 72.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.19 | 72.48 | 73.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6 | 71.41 | 74.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2 | 70.75 | 74.55 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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 poverty vs life expectancy in Bahamas?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Bahamas was 74.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 74.55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.89 in 1950.
- How does Bahamas rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Bahamas ranks 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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