Number of under-five deaths, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of under-five deaths, male was 30 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Bahamas, 1973–2024
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 30 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Bahamas peaked at 96 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2022.
Bahamas ranks 170th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 96 | — |
| 1974 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 69 | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 64 | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 61 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 58 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 52 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 58 | +75.8% |
| 2020 | 32 | -44.8% |
| 2021 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30 | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 30 is below the median for high income countries, which is 144, 21% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 30 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 470, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, male 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 | +75.8% | 33 | 58 |
| 2020 | -44.8% | 58 | 32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.14 | 85 | 96 | 7 |
| 1980s | 80.1 | 78 | 82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.8 | 52 | 76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5 | 49 | 51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3 | 33 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8 | 30 | 32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 168 Brunei 35 compare
- 169 Micronesia (country) 32 compare
- 171 North Macedonia 26 compare
- 172 Slovenia 22 compare
- 173 Latvia 20 compare
- 173 Saint Lucia 20 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 under-five deaths, male in Bahamas?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Bahamas was 30 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 under-five deaths, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2022.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Bahamas ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.