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HEALTH PROFILE: Bahamas

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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    Bahamas
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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 BAHAMAS LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    76.6
    101
    94
    Age 5
    70.7
    77.4
    115
    94
    Age 10
    70.8
    77.5
    115
    94
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.6
    114
    94
    Age 20
    71.3
    77.8
    113
    93
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.0
    110
    93
    Age 30
    72.6
    78.4
    102
    92
    Age 35
    73.5
    78.8
    97
    91
    Age 40
    74.4
    79.3
    90
    86
    Age 45
    75.4
    79.9
    85
    82
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.6
    80
    75
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.4
    77
    71
    Age 60
    79.1
    82.4
    70
    66
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.6
    67
    61
    Age 70
    82.8
    85.0
    61
    57
    Age 75
    85.0
    86.6
    61
    56
    Age 80
    87.5
    88.7
    56
    52
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.3
    64
    38
    Bahamas BAHAMAS TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.11
    124
    2. Stroke
    60.37
    118
    3. Hypertension
    53.15
    10
    4. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.27
    61
    6. Violence
    36.36
    10
    7. HIV/AIDS
    32.20
    32
    8. Kidney Disease
    30.95
    52
    9. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.39
    90
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.83
    110
    12. Other Injuries
    16.64
    13
    13. Liver Disease
    16.20
    103
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    16.00
    7
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.79
    20
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    17. Lung Disease
    9.23
    170
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.42
    134
    20. Skin Disease
    7.42
    9
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    22. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    23. Drownings
    6.38
    17
    24. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    25. Falls
    4.97
    103
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.97
    49
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    28. Alcohol
    4.67
    20
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.13
    133
    31. Low Birth Weight
    3.70
    109
    32. Suicide
    3.37
    159
    33. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.69
    90
    35. Fires
    2.66
    59
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    37. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    38. Asthma
    2.16
    112
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    40. Epilepsy
    1.91
    73
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.63
    75
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.47
    107
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.45
    115
    44. Malnutrition
    1.19
    94
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    112
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.87
    63
    47. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    48. Drug Use
    0.62
    149
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    50. Meningitis
    0.61
    105
    Bahamas BAHAMAS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    334
    14.26
    2. Stroke
    224
    9.56
    3. Hypertension
    198
    8.45
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    154
    6.58
    5. Violence
    148
    6.32
    6. HIV/AIDS
    134
    5.72
    7. Kidney Disease
    120
    5.12
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98
    4.18
    9. Breast Cancer
    69
    2.95
    10. Other Injuries
    67
    2.86
    11. Liver Disease
    67
    2.86
    12. Prostate Cancer
    65
    2.78
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    62
    2.65
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53
    2.26
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    47
    2.01
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    42
    1.79
    17. Lung Disease
    33
    1.41
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    30
    1.28
    19. Lung Cancers
    29
    1.24
    20. Skin Disease
    27
    1.15
    21. Drownings
    26
    1.11
    22. Lymphomas
    25
    1.07
    23. Cervical Cancer
    21
    0.90
    24. Alcohol
    20
    0.85
    25. Falls
    18
    0.77
      Deaths %
    26. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.77
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    17
    0.73
    28. Low Birth Weight
    16
    0.68
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    16
    0.68
    30. Suicide
    14
    0.60
    31. Uterin Cancer
    14
    0.60
    32. Liver Cancer
    12
    0.51
    33. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.43
    34. Leukemia
    10
    0.43
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.43
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    10
    0.43
    37. Fires
    10
    0.43
    38. Asthma
    9
    0.38
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    9
    0.38
    40. Epilepsy
    8
    0.34
    41. Maternal Conditions
    6
    0.26
    42. Birth Trauma
    6
    0.26
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.21
    44. Malnutrition
    4
    0.17
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.17
    46. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.13
    47. Other Neoplasms
    3
    0.13
    48. Encephalitis
    2
    0.09
    49. Drug Use
    2
    0.09
    50. Meningitis
    2
    0.09
    Bahamas BAHAMAS CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    2. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    6. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    7. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
      Rate World Rank
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    12. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    173
    Bahamas BAHAMAS HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    4.8
    105
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    19.2
    2.5
    118
    116
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    24.4
    38.1
    37
    20
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Bahamas BAHAMAS LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    47
    49
    1970
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    1980
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    1990
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    2000
    69.5
    75.7
    72.6
    65
    53
    55
    2010
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    2019
    69.9
    76.6
    73.2
    101
    94
    98
    Bahamas BAHAMAS DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    352,655
    170
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.96
    132
    Population 0-14
    21.7%
    120
    Population 15-64
    69.2%
    29
    Population 65 +
    9.1%
    74
    Birth Rate / 1000
    14.64
    111
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.41
    120
    Fertility Rate
    1.98
    106
    Infant Mortality
    13.05
    106
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    145
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.03
    142
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.98
    122
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.63
    177
    Net Migration
    0.00
    68
    Population Growth
    0.84%
    107
    Literacy Total
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    10.1%
    58
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    73.2
    98
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    64.4
    94
    GDP per Capita USD
    $30,800
    43

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    38,084
    844
    4/1/24
    Bahamas COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Bahamas causes.

     
     
    Bahamas COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Bahamas COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.