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Bahamas
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
BAHAMAS VS JAMAICA

Compare Bahamas and Jamaica health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Jamaica
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Bahamas Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    47
    49
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    69.5
    75.7
    72.6
    65
    53
    55
    		  
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    2010
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2019
    69.9
    76.6
    73.2
    101
    94
    98
    		  
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    76.6
    101
    94
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    Age 5
    70.7
    77.4
    115
    94
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    Age 10
    70.8
    77.5
    115
    94
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.6
    114
    94
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    Age 20
    71.3
    77.8
    113
    93
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.0
    110
    93
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    Age 30
    72.6
    78.4
    102
    92
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    Age 35
    73.5
    78.8
    97
    91
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    Age 40
    74.4
    79.3
    90
    86
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    Age 45
    75.4
    79.9
    85
    82
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.6
    80
    75
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.4
    77
    71
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    Age 60
    79.1
    82.4
    70
    66
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.6
    67
    61
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    Age 70
    82.8
    85.0
    61
    57
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    Age 75
    85.0
    86.6
    61
    56
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    Age 80
    87.5
    88.7
    56
    52
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.3
    64
    38
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.11
    124
    49.69
    162
    2. Stroke
    60.37
    118
    70.26
    104
    3. Hypertension
    53.15
    10
    18.75
    89
    4. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    53.37
    3
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.27
    61
    61.66
    24
    6. Violence
    36.36
    10
    47.92
    4
    7. HIV/AIDS
    32.20
    32
    25.41
    38
    8. Kidney Disease
    30.95
    52
    23.98
    84
    9. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    25.54
    24
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.39
    90
    11.23
    153
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.83
    110
    15.09
    133
    12. Other Injuries
    16.64
    13
    2.77
    173
    13. Liver Disease
    16.20
    103
    4.80
    162
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    16.00
    7
    5.56
    60
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.79
    20
    4.11
    112
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    13.25
    39
    17. Lung Disease
    9.23
    170
    13.20
    151
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    22.18
    32
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.42
    134
    14.23
    101
    20. Skin Disease
    7.42
    9
    4.13
    19
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    14.66
    78
    22. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    6.42
    8
    23. Drownings
    6.38
    17
    0.34
    182
    24. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    7.87
    10
    25. Falls
    4.97
    103
    2.34
    167
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.97
    49
    3.69
    118
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    7.00
    77
    28. Alcohol
    4.67
    20
    0.24
    169
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    5.85
    38
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.13
    133
    4.63
    124
    31. Low Birth Weight
    3.70
    109
    6.72
    67
    32. Suicide
    3.37
    159
    2.28
    175
    33. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    3.14
    161
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.69
    90
    2.47
    92
    35. Fires
    2.66
    59
    0.47
    145
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    3.62
    94
    37. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    4.13
    63
    38. Asthma
    2.16
    112
    2.02
    115
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    2.28
    95
    40. Epilepsy
    1.91
    73
    1.48
    101
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.63
    75
    1.15
    81
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.47
    107
    1.82
    96
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.45
    115
    1.06
    133
    44. Malnutrition
    1.19
    94
    1.43
    90
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    112
    0.85
    127
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.87
    63
    0.57
    80
    47. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    1.87
    141
    48. Drug Use
    0.62
    149
    0.40
    169
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    1.77
    108
    50. Meningitis
    0.61
    105
    0.49
    116
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    334
    14.26
    1,726
    9.88
    2. Stroke
    224
    9.56
    2,415
    13.82
    3. Hypertension
    198
    8.45
    651
    3.73
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    154
    6.58
    2,077
    11.88
    5. Violence
    148
    6.32
    1,484
    8.49
    6. HIV/AIDS
    134
    5.72
    757
    4.33
    7. Kidney Disease
    120
    5.12
    793
    4.54
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98
    4.18
    393
    2.25
    9. Breast Cancer
    69
    2.95
    413
    2.36
    10. Liver Disease
    67
    2.86
    155
    0.89
    11. Other Injuries
    67
    2.86
    91
    0.52
    12. Prostate Cancer
    65
    2.78
    883
    5.05
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    62
    2.65
    176
    1.01
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53
    2.26
    587
    3.36
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    47
    2.01
    133
    0.76
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    42
    1.79
    436
    2.49
    17. Lung Disease
    33
    1.41
    452
    2.59
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    30
    1.28
    444
    2.54
    19. Lung Cancers
    29
    1.24
    472
    2.70
    20. Skin Disease
    27
    1.15
    145
    0.83
    21. Drownings
    26
    1.11
    10
    0.06
    22. Lymphomas
    25
    1.07
    251
    1.44
    23. Cervical Cancer
    21
    0.90
    358
    2.05
    24. Alcohol
    20
    0.85
    7
    0.04
    25. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.77
    231
    1.32
    26. Falls
    18
    0.77
    82
    0.47
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    17
    0.73
    132
    0.76
    28. Low Birth Weight
    16
    0.68
    241
    1.38
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    16
    0.68
    139
    0.80
    30. Uterin Cancer
    14
    0.60
    106
    0.61
    31. Suicide
    14
    0.60
    70
    0.40
    32. Liver Cancer
    12
    0.51
    101
    0.58
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    10
    0.43
    119
    0.68
    34. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.43
    97
    0.56
    35. Leukemia
    10
    0.43
    129
    0.74
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.43
    82
    0.47
    37. Fires
    10
    0.43
    16
    0.09
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    9
    0.38
    74
    0.42
    39. Asthma
    9
    0.38
    65
    0.37
    40. Epilepsy
    8
    0.34
    46
    0.26
    41. Maternal Conditions
    6
    0.26
    35
    0.20
    42. Birth Trauma
    6
    0.26
    65
    0.37
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.21
    35
    0.20
    44. Malnutrition
    4
    0.17
    48
    0.27
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.17
    27
    0.15
    46. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.13
    59
    0.34
    47. Other Neoplasms
    3
    0.13
    19
    0.11
    48. Meningitis
    2
    0.09
    16
    0.09
    49. Encephalitis
    2
    0.09
    13
    0.07
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.09
    60
    0.34
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    53.37
    3
    2. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    25.54
    24
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    13.25
    39
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    22.18
    32
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    14.66
    78
    6. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    6.42
    8
    7. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    7.87
    10
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    7.00
    77
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    5.85
    38
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    3.14
    161
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    3.62
    94
    12. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    4.13
    63
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    2.28
    95
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    1.87
    141
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    1.77
    108
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    173
    0.29
    168
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.