Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bahamas
Bahamas: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 1 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bahamas is 1 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bahamas peaked at 8.6 per 1,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 per 1,000, in 2023.
Bahamas ranks 115th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.6 per 1,000 | +561.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -86.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.58 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 per 1,000 | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 8.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 115 Armenia 1 per 1,000 compare
- 115 Brunei Darussalam 1 per 1,000 compare
- 115 Colombia 1 per 1,000 compare
- 115 Naoero 1 per 1,000 compare
- 115 Seychelles 1 per 1,000 compare
- 115 Trinidad and Tobago 1 per 1,000 compare
- 115 Viet Nam 1 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bahamas?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bahamas was 1 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 per 1,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Bahamas ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.