Youth mortality rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Youth mortality rate was 1.47 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.47
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.77
in 2019
All-time low
1.47
in 2024
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Youth mortality rate in Bahamas, 1979–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1.47 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 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.47, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.16 | 2.84 | 3.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 | 2.06 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 1.94 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 | 1.63 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 1.47 | 1.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 112 British Virgin Islands 1.49 compare
- 113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.48 compare
- 114 El Salvador 1.47 compare
- 116 Iran 1.45 compare
- 117 Nicaragua 1.42 compare
- 118 Jordan 1.42 compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 2,865 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 2,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 2,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 2,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 2,899 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 2,879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Bahamas?
- Youth mortality rate in Bahamas was 1.47 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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