Bahamas: health and care

How much does the Bahamas spend on health care?

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has $468.5 million for 2026/27, including $286 million for the Public Hospitals Authority, which runs Princess Margaret and Rand Memorial hospitals, according to the Prime Minister's contribution to the 2026/27 budget debate, published by the Office of the Prime Minister.

These are budget allocations, not money already spent, and the speech does not compare them with earlier years. The Government also plans a task force to cut waiting times in public hospitals and a new specialty hospital in New Providence.

Official sources: Office of the Prime Minister: budget debate contribution 2026/27

How long do people live in the Bahamas?

74.7 years: that is life expectancy at birth in the Bahamas for 2024, according to the UN Population Division. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Latin America & Caribbean median: 74.0 years; the Bahamas is 16th highest of 33. Worldwide: 88th of 193.

What is the Bahamas' infant mortality rate?

According to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, the infant mortality rate in the Bahamas was 11.1 per 1,000 in 2024. No year since 2005 has been lower. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 12.1 per 1,000, and the Bahamas placed 19th highest of 33. Worldwide: 105th of 192.

What is maternal mortality in the Bahamas?

The WHO puts the maternal mortality ratio in the Bahamas at 76.0 per 100,000 in 2023. Its high point since 2005 was 2021, at 174 per 100,000; its low point was 2005, at 70.0 per 100,000. Latin America & Caribbean median: 55.0 per 100,000; the Bahamas is 8th highest of 33. Worldwide: 75th of 192.

What is the Bahamas' health spending?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 6.3% of GDP. The peak was 7.4% of GDP in 2020 and the low 4.0% of GDP in 2005. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 6.8% of GDP, and the Bahamas placed 18th highest of 33. Worldwide: 96th of 191.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in the Bahamas?

The WHO puts out-of-pocket health spending in the Bahamas at 27.5% in 2023. Since 2005 it has ranged from 22.7% (2020) to 30.4% (2015). Latin America & Caribbean median: 29.3%; the Bahamas is 18th highest of 33. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 96th highest.

How many doctors does the Bahamas have?

The WHO puts the number of doctors per 1,000 people in the Bahamas at 1.9 per 1,000 in 2017. It was 2.6 per 1,000 in 2008. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 2.1 per 1,000, and the Bahamas placed 14th highest of 24. Of 138 countries with 2017 data, 77th highest.

What is hospital capacity in the Bahamas?

In 2023, hospital beds per 1,000 people in the Bahamas was 2.2 per 1,000, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been lower. Latin America & Caribbean median: 2.1 per 1,000; the Bahamas is 11th highest of 22. Of 73 countries with 2023 data, 45th highest.

What is the measles vaccination rate in the Bahamas?

The latest figure from WHO and UNICEF, for 2024, is 86.0%. The peak was 98.0% in 2009 and the low 80.0% in 2022. Latin America & Caribbean median: 89.5%; the Bahamas is 20th highest of 32. World rank, highest first: 120th of 191.