Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 1.43% to 6.90 in Bahamas in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Bahamas reached an all time high of 21.6 in 1974 and an all time low of 6.90 in 2019. When compared to Bahamas's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Cuba amounted to 2.30, 23.9 in Dominican Republic, 25.2 in Haiti and 3.50 in USA in 2019.
Bahamas has been ranked 100th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bahamas | 7.50 | 7.40 | 7.30 | 7.20 | 7.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 2.50 | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 24.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | 27.5 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 25.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 8.30 | 8.30 | 8.40 | 8.60 | 8.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 |
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