What is child mortality vs. health spending in Bahamas?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Bahamas was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bahamas?

The highest recorded value was 3.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1974.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bahamas?

The lowest recorded value was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bahamas rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Bahamas ranks 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Bahamas?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Bahamas data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Bahamas

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Bahamas
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Bahamas: Child mortality vs. health spending was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.24 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.3%

World rank

113th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.14 deaths per 100 live births

in 1974

All-time low

1.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Bahamas, 1968–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Bahamas is 1.24 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Bahamas peaked at 3.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Bahamas 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.96 deaths per 100 live births	2.94 deaths per 100 live births	2.98 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	3.08 deaths per 100 live births	2.99 deaths per 100 live births	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.75 deaths per 100 live births	2.45 deaths per 100 live births	2.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	1.62 deaths per 100 live births	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	1.58 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.53 deaths per 100 live births	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	2.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.24 deaths per 100 live births	1.33 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

110 Ecuador 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
111 Belize 1.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
112 British Virgin Islands 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
114 Tunisia 1.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
115 Colombia 1.15 deaths per 100 live births compare
116 Iran 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Bahamas

Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,926 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,899 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,923 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 20,500 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,889 (2025)
Population, female 52.3% (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,884 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,792 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 2,840 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 2,922 (2025)

All data for Bahamas →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Bahamas?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Bahamas was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bahamas?: The highest recorded value was 3.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1974.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bahamas?: The lowest recorded value was 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bahamas rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Bahamas ranks 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Bahamas?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .