Infant deaths in Bahamas
Bahamas: Infant deaths was 48 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant deaths in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant deaths in Bahamas is 48, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Bahamas peaked at 80 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 181st of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant deaths in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78 | — |
| 2001 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 61 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 58 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 71 | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 52 | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 48 | -2.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 210, 23% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 48 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 535, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant deaths 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 | +34.0% | 53 | 71 |
| 2020 | -26.8% | 71 | 52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2 | 76 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2 | 53 | 74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 | 48 | 52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 178 Brunei Darussalam 53 compare
- 178 Brunei 53 compare
- 180 Micronesia (Federated States of) 51 compare
- 182 North Macedonia 41 compare
- 183 Slovenia 33 compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 32 compare
More development goals data for Bahamas
- Red List Index 0.7348 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 310.18 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 81.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 39 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Bahamas?
- Infant deaths in Bahamas was 48 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2006.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for infant deaths?
- Bahamas ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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