Number of infant deaths, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of infant deaths, male was 26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male 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 26 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Bahamas peaked at 83 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 170th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 80 | — |
| 1970 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 69 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 58 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 54 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 50 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 38 | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 28 | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 1 |
| 1970s | 78.5 | 71 | 83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.7 | 66 | 69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.2 | 44 | 64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.3 | 41 | 43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9 | 29 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2 | 26 | 28 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 167 Cyprus 33 compare
- 168 Micronesia (country) 30 compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 29 compare
- 171 North Macedonia 22 compare
- 172 Slovenia 19 compare
- 173 Saint Lucia 18 compare
More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,062 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Bahamas?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Bahamas was 26 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, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Bahamas ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.