Womens life expectancy at birth in Bahamas
Bahamas: Womens life expectancy at birth was 78.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.19
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
124th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.19
in 2023
All-time low
61.74
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Bahamas, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens life expectancy at birth in Bahamas is 78.19, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Bahamas peaked at 78.19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.74, in 1950.
Bahamas ranks 124th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.74 | — |
| 1951 | 62.05 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 62.51 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 62.85 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 63.19 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 63.5 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 63.88 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 64.24 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 64.63 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 64.99 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 65.38 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 65.76 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 66.14 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 66.52 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 66.93 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 67.36 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 67.63 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 68.08 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 68.44 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 68.83 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 69.22 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 69.58 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 69.88 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.23 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 70.67 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 71.22 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 71.64 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 71.94 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 72.14 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 72.34 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 72.56 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 72.84 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 73.17 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 73.54 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 73.79 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.97 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.06 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 74.15 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.26 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 74.43 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 74.63 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 74.83 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.91 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 75.05 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.1 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 75.15 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 75.22 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.33 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 75.48 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.67 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 75.9 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.12 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.35 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.54 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.54 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 76.77 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.87 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.94 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.01 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.06 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.05 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.15 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.3 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.59 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.75 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.44 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.76 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.72 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.73 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.18 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 76.79 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 74.14 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 78.09 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 78.19 | +0.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 78.19 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 78.19 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.36 | 61.74 | 64.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.11 | 65.38 | 68.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.89 | 69.22 | 72.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.68 | 72.56 | 74.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.14 | 74.63 | 75.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.61 | 75.9 | 77.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.17 | 74.18 | 77.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8 | 74.14 | 78.19 | 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 womens life expectancy at birth in Bahamas?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Bahamas was 78.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 78.19 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.74 in 1950.
- How does Bahamas rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Bahamas ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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