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Health · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Bahamas: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 74.7 yrs (2024), 109th of 217 in the world and 25th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, women is 78.3 yrs (2024), 108th of 217 in the world and 23rd of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, men is 71.1 yrs (2024), 112th of 217 in the world and 26th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Bahamas in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 74.7 yrs2024 | 109/217 | 25/42 | 72.5 yrs | 73.4 yrs | 73.0 yrs | +0.9%since 2014 | 75.8 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 78.3 yrs2024 | 108/217 | 23/42 | 75.9 yrs | 77.0 yrs | 76.8 yrs | +0.7%since 2014 | 78.7 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 71.1 yrs2024 | 112/217 | 26/42 | 69.2 yrs | 70.0 yrs | 69.3 yrs | +0.9%since 2014 | 72.9 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 11.12024 | 107/196 | 20/35 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 11.9 | −10%since 2014 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 12.42024 | 110/196 | 22/35 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 13.3 | −13%since 2014 | 15.4 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 9.02024 | 89/196 | 14/35 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 9.6 | +7.1%since 2014 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 762023 | 75/194 | 8/34 | 51 | 79 | 84 | +2.7%since 2013 | 77 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 86%2024 | 121/193 | 20/33 | 93% | 94% | 87% | −6.0 ppsince 2014 | 86% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 1.1%2024 | 34/153 | 6/29 | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% | −0.5 ppsince 2014 | 0.6% | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 182024 | 131/208 | 23/40 | 57 | 12 | 10 | ±0.0%since 2014 | 51 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 6.3%2023 | 98/193 | 18/33 | 3.8% | 5.3% | 7.4% | +0.6 ppsince 2013 | 7.9% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 27.5%2023 | 98/193 | 18/33 | 27.2% | 27.6% | 22.7% | −0.4 ppsince 2013 | 29.7% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.902017 | — | — | 0.991998 | 2.232011 | · | +92%since 1998 | 2.57 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.22023 | 98/182 | 15/33 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | −23%since 2013 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 98.9%2019 | 81/206 | 14/35 | 98.1% | 98.7% | 98.9%2019 | +0.3 ppsince 2009 | 97.6% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 93.7%2019 | 100/203 | 15/34 | 93.0% | 92.9% | 93.7%2019 | +0.8 ppsince 2009 | 90.3% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 17.3%2024 | 93/166 | 4/22 | 13.4% | 14.6% | 16.5% | +2.7 ppsince 2010 | 13.6% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 7.72019 | 141/186 | 30/32 | 25.6 | 12.7 | 7.72019 | −53%since 2009 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+0.9%74.7 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.7%78.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+0.9%71.1 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−10%11.1 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Neonatal mortality+7.1%9.0 in 2024
- Maternal mortality+2.7%76 in 2023
- Measles vaccination−6.0 pp86% in 2024
- Hospital beds−23%2.2 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bahamas and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bahamas. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bahamas | United States | United Kingdom | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.7 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 | 78.2 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 78.3 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 | 83.3 yrs2024 | 80.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 71.1 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 | 79.5 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 11.12024 | 5.52024 | 4.12024 | 3.02024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 12.42024 | 6.52024 | 4.72024 | 4.72024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 9.02024 | 3.72024 | 3.02024 | 2.42024 |
| Maternal mortality | 762023 | 172023 | 82023 | — |
| Measles vaccination | 86%2024 | 92%2024 | 89%2024 | — |
| HIV prevalence | 1.1%2024 | — | 0.2%2023 | — |