Bahamas vs Saint Helena: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Bahamas
1.0%
in 2023
Saint Helena
0.9%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
116th
Saint Helena rank
119th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Bahamas
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 116th and Saint Helena ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9% | 3.5% | 2.4% | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Bahamas or Saint Helena?
- Bahamas, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Bahamas and Saint Helena?
- 0.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Saint Helena rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Bahamas ranks 116th and Saint Helena ranks 119th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.