Life expectancy at birth, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: Life expectancy at birth, male was 71.06 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Bahamas, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Bahamas is 71.06 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Bahamas peaked at 71.06 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.43 years, in 1960.
That places Bahamas 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.15 years | 59.43 years | 62.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.84 years | 63.3 years | 65.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.77 years | 65.96 years | 67.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.1 years | 67.59 years | 68.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.92 years | 69.23 years | 70.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.13 years | 68.62 years | 70.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.93 years | 67.46 years | 71.06 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,694 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Bahamas?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Bahamas was 71.06 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 71.06 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.43 years in 1960.
- How does Bahamas rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Bahamas ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.