Key Market Indicators
By 2026, the number of deaths of children under five years old in the Bahamas is expected to reach 89. This is up from 78 deaths in 2021, with an average yearly growth rate of 0.5%. Since 1978, this number has grown by 1.3% per year. In 2021, the Bahamas ranked 163rd in the world in terms of child mortality, while Samoa ranked 78th. India, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. Immunisation coverage of children aged 12-23 months in the Bahamas is expected to reach 83% by 2026, down from 86% in 2021, with an average yearly decrease of 0.5%. Since 1985, this number has fallen by 1.8% per year. In 2021, the Bahamas was ranked 134th in the world in terms of immunisation coverage, while Paraguay ranked 86th. Greece, Mongolia and Latvia were ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively.
