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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 GAMBIA

Compare Bahamas and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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   Gambia GAMBIA
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    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
    		  
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    		  
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    69.5
    75.7
    72.6
    65
    53
    55
    		  
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    		  
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    69.9
    76.6
    73.2
    101
    94
    98
    		  
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    76.6
    101
    94
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    70.7
    77.4
    115
    94
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    70.8
    77.5
    115
    94
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.6
    114
    94
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    71.3
    77.8
    113
    93
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.0
    110
    93
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    72.6
    78.4
    102
    92
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    73.5
    78.8
    97
    91
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    74.4
    79.3
    90
    86
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    75.4
    79.9
    85
    82
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.6
    80
    75
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.4
    77
    71
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    79.1
    82.4
    70
    66
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.6
    67
    61
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    82.8
    85.0
    61
    57
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    85.0
    86.6
    61
    56
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    87.5
    88.7
    56
    52
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.3
    64
    38
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.11
    124
    142.59
    53
    2. Stroke
    60.37
    118
    108.94
    59
    3. Hypertension
    53.15
    10
    22.89
    68
    4. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    6.08
    156
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.27
    61
    37.65
    66
    6. Violence
    36.36
    10
    11.94
    43
    7. HIV/AIDS
    32.20
    32
    70.82
    17
    8. Kidney Disease
    30.95
    52
    32.04
    48
    9. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    4.44
    182
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.39
    90
    113.77
    18
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.83
    110
    19.89
    49
    12. Other Injuries
    16.64
    13
    11.81
    46
    13. Liver Disease
    16.20
    103
    33.48
    48
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    16.00
    7
    11.17
    16
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.79
    20
    6.44
    58
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    1.05
    183
    17. Lung Disease
    9.23
    170
    29.40
    54
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    25.76
    23
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.42
    134
    51.34
    8
    20. Skin Disease
    7.42
    9
    2.12
    59
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    3.62
    150
    22. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    0.23
    180
    23. Drownings
    6.38
    17
    2.58
    84
    24. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    0.74
    181
    25. Falls
    4.97
    103
    9.85
    22
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.97
    49
    6.31
    18
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    1.43
    178
    28. Alcohol
    4.67
    20
    1.23
    103
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    0.44
    183
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.13
    133
    6.72
    59
    31. Low Birth Weight
    3.70
    109
    9.17
    43
    32. Suicide
    3.37
    159
    9.64
    77
    33. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    30.83
    3
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.69
    90
    6.56
    37
    35. Fires
    2.66
    59
    3.83
    32
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    0.54
    179
    37. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    0.09
    183
    38. Asthma
    2.16
    112
    15.88
    35
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    0.48
    177
    40. Epilepsy
    1.91
    73
    2.78
    36
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.63
    75
    18.68
    8
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.47
    107
    10.44
    21
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.45
    115
    41.12
    43
    44. Malnutrition
    1.19
    94
    7.13
    39
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    112
    2.55
    52
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.87
    63
    0.42
    95
    47. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    0.01
    181
    48. Drug Use
    0.62
    149
    2.38
    34
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    0.44
    181
    50. Meningitis
    0.61
    105
    13.27
    23
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    334
    14.26
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Stroke
    224
    9.56
    802
    6.24
    3. Hypertension
    198
    8.45
    172
    1.34
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    154
    6.58
    290
    2.25
    5. Violence
    148
    6.32
    195
    1.52
    6. HIV/AIDS
    134
    5.72
    1,125
    8.75
    7. Kidney Disease
    120
    5.12
    266
    2.07
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98
    4.18
    1,340
    10.42
    9. Breast Cancer
    69
    2.95
    26
    0.20
    10. Liver Disease
    67
    2.86
    323
    2.51
    11. Other Injuries
    67
    2.86
    194
    1.51
    12. Prostate Cancer
    65
    2.78
    21
    0.16
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    62
    2.65
    230
    1.79
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53
    2.26
    89
    0.69
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    47
    2.01
    59
    0.46
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    42
    1.79
    11
    0.09
    17. Lung Disease
    33
    1.41
    206
    1.60
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    30
    1.28
    695
    5.40
    19. Lung Cancers
    29
    1.24
    34
    0.26
    20. Skin Disease
    27
    1.15
    19
    0.15
    21. Drownings
    26
    1.11
    69
    0.54
    22. Lymphomas
    25
    1.07
    12
    0.09
    23. Cervical Cancer
    21
    0.90
    145
    1.13
    24. Alcohol
    20
    0.85
    12
    0.09
    25. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.77
    14
    0.11
    26. Falls
    18
    0.77
    83
    0.65
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    17
    0.73
    34
    0.26
    28. Low Birth Weight
    16
    0.68
    662
    5.15
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    16
    0.68
    383
    2.98
    30. Uterin Cancer
    14
    0.60
    1
    0.01
    31. Suicide
    14
    0.60
    113
    0.88
    32. Liver Cancer
    12
    0.51
    377
    2.93
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    10
    0.43
    6
    0.05
    34. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.43
    2
    0.02
    35. Leukemia
    10
    0.43
    2
    0.02
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.43
    56
    0.44
    37. Fires
    10
    0.43
    67
    0.52
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    9
    0.38
    5
    0.04
    39. Asthma
    9
    0.38
    134
    1.04
    40. Epilepsy
    8
    0.34
    43
    0.33
    41. Maternal Conditions
    6
    0.26
    345
    2.68
    42. Birth Trauma
    6
    0.26
    754
    5.86
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.21
    626
    4.87
    44. Malnutrition
    4
    0.17
    110
    0.86
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.17
    24
    0.19
    46. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Other Neoplasms
    3
    0.13
    3
    0.02
    48. Meningitis
    2
    0.09
    229
    1.78
    49. Encephalitis
    2
    0.09
    14
    0.11
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.09
    4
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    6.08
    156
    2. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    4.44
    182
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    1.05
    183
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    25.76
    23
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    3.62
    150
    6. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    0.23
    180
    7. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    0.74
    181
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    1.43
    178
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    0.44
    183
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    30.83
    3
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    0.54
    179
    12. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    0.09
    183
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    0.48
    177
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    0.01
    181
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    0.44
    181
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    173
    0.01
    177
    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.