Bahamas vs Mauritius: Number of child deaths per woman

Bahamas
0.0213 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mauritius
0.0221 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Bahamas rank
118th
Mauritius rank
117th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Bahamas
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mauritius ahead.

Bahamas ranks 118th and Mauritius ranks 117th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1253 under-five deaths per woman 0.4032 under-five deaths per woman 0.2779 under-five deaths per woman Mauritius
1970s 0.1075 under-five deaths per woman 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman 0.1144 under-five deaths per woman Mauritius
1980s 0.0737 under-five deaths per woman 0.0724 under-five deaths per woman 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman Bahamas
1990s 0.0481 under-five deaths per woman 0.0474 under-five deaths per woman 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman Bahamas
2000s 0.0325 under-five deaths per woman 0.0296 under-five deaths per woman 0.0029 under-five deaths per woman Bahamas
2010s 0.0241 under-five deaths per woman 0.0217 under-five deaths per woman 0.0024 under-five deaths per woman Bahamas
2020s 0.0204 under-five deaths per woman 0.0222 under-five deaths per woman 0.0018 under-five deaths per woman Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Bahamas or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Bahamas and Mauritius?
0.0008 under-five deaths per woman, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Mauritius?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Mauritius rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Bahamas ranks 118th and Mauritius ranks 117th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).