Health in Bahamas

1,076 indicators covering health for Bahamas.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Under-five deaths - SDG target met 48 2030 down 9.4% 168th
Deaths age 10 to 19 - Remains constant 22 2030 down 8.3% 171st
Deaths age 10 to 19 - Current trends maintained 16 2030 down 30.4% 173rd
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 7.7 per 100,000 population 2019 down 52.8% 140th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 3.2 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 50.8% 145th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 12.5 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 53.0% 138th
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 0 2024 144th
Ipv vaccine coverage 98 2024 up 216.1% 32nd
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 14 2021 up 75.0% 105th
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 83.0% 2024 up 3.8% 110th
Hospital beds 21.73 2023 down 23.3% 88th
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 100.0% 2020 1st
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 124th
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 67 2023 up 67.5% 93rd
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 7,200 2024 down 4.0% 126th
Bladder cancer death rate 1.59 2016 up 106.8% 64th
Cancer death rates by type who db 1.59 2016 up 106.8% 64th
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 93.0% 2025 64th
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 40 2025 112th
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 121st
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 69th
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 0 2024 121st
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 69th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 43.43 2023 down 98.8% 181st
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 17.3% 2024 up 11.6% 89th
Liver cancer death rate 4.4 2016 up 45.2% 46th
Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 102nd
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 0 2022 157th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 46 2014 down 17.9% 173rd
Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 86th
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 86th
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 29 2013 down 31.9% 102nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 11.7% 2024 up 9.6% 50th
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99 2019 up 0.1% 64th
Pancreatic cancer death rate 2.64 2016 down 20.7% 91st
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 2.83 2016 up 304.7% 60th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 14.55 2022 up 109.1% 14th
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 53.6% 2022 up 103.0% 99th
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 9.1% 2022 132nd
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 106th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 42.4% 2022 37th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 38th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 2.1% 2022 27th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 11.8 2022 up 97.7% 124th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 up 100.0% 2nd
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 50.0% 101st
Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 90 2024 down 6.2% 63rd
Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 90 2024 down 6.2% 63rd
Death rate from poisonings 0.2 2021 unchanged 136th
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 77 2021 up 5.5% 56th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 20.4 2021 down 6.8% 69th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.2 2021 unchanged 120th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 3.3 2021 down 13.2% 137th
Rotavirus number unvaccinated 825.17 2023 down 81.4% 92nd
Share of deaths registered 91.98 2019 93rd
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 3.66 2022 up 123.2% 89th
Mean systolic blood pressure 123.5 2009 down 0.2% 123rd
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.9 2009 up 7.3% 10th
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 26 2025 down 50.0% 92nd