Number of infant deaths, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of infant deaths, female was 22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Bahamas, 1969–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 22 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Bahamas peaked at 72 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2023.
That places Bahamas 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 69 | — |
| 1970 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 48 | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 33 | +37.5% |
| 2020 | 24 | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 22 | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 96, 23% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 22 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 276, 8% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, female 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 | +37.5% | 24 | 33 |
| 2020 | -27.3% | 33 | 24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69 | 69 | 69 | 1 |
| 1970s | 67.8 | 61 | 72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.6 | 55 | 60 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.3 | 37 | 54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9 | 35 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3 | 24 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8 | 22 | 24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 166 Cyprus 26 compare
- 166 Sao Tome and Principe 26 compare
- 168 Brunei 24 compare
- 170 Micronesia (country) 21 compare
- 171 North Macedonia 19 compare
- 172 Latvia 14 compare
- 172 Slovenia 14 compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 14 compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,192 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,074 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,150 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,231 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,561 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Bahamas?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Bahamas was 22 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Bahamas ranks 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.