Bahamas, The — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Bahamas, The, 1968–2024.
Infant mortality for Bahamas, The was 11.1 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 57 years, from 1968 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 26.7 in 1973. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.45% per year.
Bahamas, The ranks 107 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 55%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 12.0, so Bahamas, The sits below it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 58% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 10%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 20 of 35 economies; Peru (11.0) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 33% in 2019. That is 9% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 124th of 149 in 1968 → 125th of 155 in 1970 → 132nd of 179 in 1980 → 131st of 196 in 1990 → 136th of 196 in 2000 → 120th of 196 in 2010 → 112th of 196 in 2020 → 107th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1968 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.1 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.3 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.6 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.7 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 11.9 | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 12 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.1 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.2 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.3 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.4 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.6 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.9 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.1 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 13.4 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.7 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 14 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.4 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.5 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.4 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.3 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.1 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.9 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 13.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.7 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 13.9 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 14.3 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 14.8 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 15.5 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 16.2 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 17 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 17.8 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 18.7 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 19.6 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 20.6 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 21.5 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 22.3 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 23 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 23.4 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 23.7 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 24 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 24.2 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 24.6 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 24.9 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 25.3 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 25.7 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 26.1 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 26.4 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 26.6 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 26.7 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 26.7 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 26.5 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 26.3 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 25.9 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 25.6 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 25.2 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahamas, The’s Infant mortality in 1969?
25.6 (1969). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Bahamas, The’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Bahamas, The’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1968 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -56.0% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 11.1; 2023: 11.3; 2022: 11.6; 2021: 11.7; 2020: 11.9. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.