Life Expectancy at Birth in Bahamas
Bahamas: Life Expectancy at Birth was 74.71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.71
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
108th
of 216 countries
All-time high
74.71
in 2024
All-time low
62.45
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Bahamas, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Bahamas stood at 74.71. 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 in Bahamas peaked at 74.71 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.45, in 1960.
That places Bahamas 108th out of 216 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.45 | — |
| 1961 | 62.81 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 63.19 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 63.53 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 63.9 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 64.27 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 64.59 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 65.03 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 65.4 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 65.77 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 66.16 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 66.53 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 66.78 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 67.15 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 67.58 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 68.14 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 68.53 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 68.76 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.87 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 68.96 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 69.09 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 69.37 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 69.68 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 70 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 70.19 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.29 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 70.32 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 70.38 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 70.51 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 70.72 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.94 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.18 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.3 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.42 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.43 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.42 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.46 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 71.6 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.84 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 72.15 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 72.48 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.77 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.02 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.21 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.41 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.46 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.46 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.44 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.45 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.45 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.57 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.71 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.93 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.03 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.81 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.04 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.03 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.06 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.41 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 72.99 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 70.75 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 74.49 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 74.55 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.71 | +0.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 74.71 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 74.71 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.09 | 62.45 | 65.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.75 | 66.16 | 68.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.06 | 69.09 | 70.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.47 | 70.94 | 72.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.19 | 72.48 | 73.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6 | 71.41 | 74.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5 | 70.75 | 74.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More gender data for Bahamas
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 344 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 344 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5945 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,150 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Bahamas?
- Life expectancy at birth in Bahamas was 74.71 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 74.71 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.45 in 1960.
- How does Bahamas rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Bahamas ranks 108th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.