Youth mortality rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Youth mortality rate was 1.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.47 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2019
All-time low
1.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Youth mortality rate in Bahamas, 1979–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1.47 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Bahamas peaked at 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.47 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 115th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Youth mortality rate in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1980 | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 3.14 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.98 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | +132.1% |
| 2020 | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | -57.9% |
| 2021 | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1.47 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5464 deaths per 100 live births, 2.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1.47 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 deaths per 100 live births, 90% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth mortality rate 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 | +132.1% | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births |
| 2020 | -57.9% | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 112 British Virgin Islands 1.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 114 El Salvador 1.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 116 Iran 1.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 117 Nicaragua 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 118 Jordan 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Bahamas?
- Youth mortality rate in Bahamas was 1.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for youth mortality rate?
- Bahamas ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.