Under-five deaths in Bahamas
Bahamas: Under-five deaths was 54 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five deaths in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-five deaths in Bahamas is 54, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths in Bahamas peaked at 110 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54, 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.
Under-five deaths in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93 | — |
| 2001 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 81 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 78 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 110 | +80.3% |
| 2020 | 59 | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 54 | -1.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 54 is below the median for high income countries, which is 254, 21% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 54 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 583, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Under-five 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 | +80.3% | 61 | 110 |
| 2020 | -46.4% | 110 | 59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.6 | 90 | 93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5 | 61 | 110 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4 | 54 | 59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 178 Brunei Darussalam 62 compare
- 178 Brunei 62 compare
- 180 Micronesia (Federated States of) 56 compare
- 182 North Macedonia 48 compare
- 183 Slovenia 40 compare
- 184 Latvia 36 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)
- Infant deaths 48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths in Bahamas?
- Under-five deaths in Bahamas was 54 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 110 in 2019.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for under-five deaths?
- Bahamas ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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