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Guyana
COUNTRY #1
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GUYANA VS BAHAMAS

Compare Guyana and Bahamas 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.

Bahamas
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
Guyana Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
      Guyana GUYANA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    		  
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    47
    49
    1970
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    		  
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    1980
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    		  
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    1990
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    		  
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    2000
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    		  
    69.5
    75.7
    72.6
    65
    53
    55
    2010
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    		  
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    2019
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    		  
    69.9
    76.6
    73.2
    101
    94
    98
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    69.9
    76.6
    101
    94
    Age 5
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    70.7
    77.4
    115
    94
    Age 10
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    70.8
    77.5
    115
    94
    Age 15
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    70.9
    77.6
    114
    94
    Age 20
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    71.3
    77.8
    113
    93
    Age 25
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    71.9
    78.0
    110
    93
    Age 30
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    72.6
    78.4
    102
    92
    Age 35
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    73.5
    78.8
    97
    91
    Age 40
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    74.4
    79.3
    90
    86
    Age 45
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    75.4
    79.9
    85
    82
    Age 50
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    76.5
    80.6
    80
    75
    Age 55
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    77.7
    81.4
    77
    71
    Age 60
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    79.1
    82.4
    70
    66
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    80.8
    83.6
    67
    61
    Age 70
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    82.8
    85.0
    61
    57
    Age 75
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    85.0
    86.6
    61
    56
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    87.5
    88.7
    56
    52
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    90.2
    91.3
    64
    38
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192.95
    31
    89.11
    124
    2. Stroke
    149.26
    24
    60.37
    118
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.60
    14
    40.27
    61
    4. Hypertension
    45.77
    18
    53.15
    10
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    42.19
    65
    27.39
    90
    6. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    44.70
    10
    7. Suicide
    40.85
    2
    3.37
    159
    8. HIV/AIDS
    34.94
    29
    32.20
    32
    9. Kidney Disease
    32.95
    45
    30.95
    52
    10. Liver Disease
    26.93
    68
    16.20
    103
    11. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    30.82
    10
    12. Violence
    25.46
    14
    36.36
    10
    13. Lung Disease
    25.43
    78
    9.23
    170
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    24.94
    3
    16.00
    7
    15. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    8.93
    90
    16. Other Injuries
    22.64
    4
    16.64
    13
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.39
    63
    7.42
    134
    18. Tuberculosis
    18.83
    52
    0.08
    180
    19. Drownings
    18.48
    1
    6.38
    17
    20. Anemia
    14.15
    1
    0.00
    70
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.69
    18
    11.79
    20
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    11.03
    61
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.61
    26
    2.69
    90
    24. Low Birth Weight
    7.54
    57
    3.70
    109
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7.16
    50
    4.13
    133
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.60
    74
    1.45
    115
    27. Other Neoplasms
    5.49
    10
    0.87
    63
    28. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    7.39
    119
    29. Malnutrition
    5.24
    53
    1.19
    94
    30. Birth Trauma
    5.24
    62
    1.47
    107
    31. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    4.71
    120
    32. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    4.61
    82
    33. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    6.37
    30
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    3.07
    163
    35. Malaria
    3.88
    44
    0.00
    79
    36. Maternal Conditions
    3.59
    53
    1.63
    75
    37. Asthma
    3.57
    100
    2.16
    112
    38. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    6.41
    9
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.28
    171
    16.83
    110
    40. Epilepsy
    3.18
    26
    1.91
    73
    41. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    2.45
    143
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    0.83
    179
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    2.66
    125
    44. Fires
    2.65
    61
    2.66
    59
    45. Drug Use
    2.12
    43
    0.62
    149
    46. Meningitis
    1.91
    62
    0.61
    105
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.69
    81
    1.06
    112
    48. Falls
    1.52
    177
    4.97
    103
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1.31
    172
    4.97
    49
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.15
    6
    0.00
    69
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guyana GUYANA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,335
    18.58
    334
    14.26
    2. Stroke
    1,022
    14.22
    224
    9.56
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    579
    8.06
    154
    6.58
    4. Hypertension
    320
    4.45
    198
    8.45
    5. Suicide
    315
    4.38
    14
    0.60
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    302
    4.20
    98
    4.18
    7. HIV/AIDS
    256
    3.56
    134
    5.72
    8. Kidney Disease
    233
    3.24
    120
    5.12
    9. Liver Disease
    197
    2.74
    67
    2.86
    10. Violence
    194
    2.70
    148
    6.32
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    175
    2.44
    30
    1.28
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    174
    2.42
    62
    2.65
    13. Lung Disease
    174
    2.42
    33
    1.41
    14. Other Injuries
    167
    2.32
    67
    2.86
    15. Drownings
    145
    2.02
    26
    1.11
    16. Tuberculosis
    137
    1.91
    0
    0.00
    17. Prostate Cancer
    123
    1.71
    65
    2.78
    18. Anemia
    99
    1.38
    0
    0.00
    19. Breast Cancer
    96
    1.34
    69
    2.95
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    92
    1.28
    47
    2.01
    21. Cervical Cancer
    91
    1.27
    21
    0.90
    22. Low Birth Weight
    89
    1.24
    16
    0.68
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    69
    0.96
    16
    0.68
    24. Birth Trauma
    64
    0.89
    6
    0.26
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    59
    0.82
    42
    1.79
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.75
    10
    0.43
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    48
    0.67
    5
    0.21
    28. Other Neoplasms
    40
    0.56
    3
    0.13
    29. Lung Cancers
    38
    0.53
    29
    1.24
    30. Malnutrition
    37
    0.51
    4
    0.17
    31. Stomach Cancer
    34
    0.47
    18
    0.77
    32. Lymphomas
    32
    0.45
    25
    1.07
    33. Malaria
    30
    0.42
    0
    0.00
    34. Liver Cancer
    29
    0.40
    12
    0.51
    35. Maternal Conditions
    28
    0.39
    6
    0.26
    36. Asthma
    25
    0.35
    9
    0.38
    37. Epilepsy
    24
    0.33
    8
    0.34
    38. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23
    0.32
    53
    2.26
    39. Leukemia
    21
    0.29
    10
    0.43
    40. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.28
    3
    0.13
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    19
    0.26
    10
    0.43
    42. Fires
    19
    0.26
    10
    0.43
    43. Ovary Cancer
    18
    0.25
    10
    0.43
    44. Meningitis
    17
    0.24
    2
    0.09
    45. Drug Use
    16
    0.22
    2
    0.09
    46. Uterin Cancer
    13
    0.18
    14
    0.60
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13
    0.18
    4
    0.17
    48. Falls
    11
    0.15
    18
    0.77
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    9
    0.13
    17
    0.73
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    8
    0.11
    9
    0.38
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Bahamas BAHAMAS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    44.70
    10
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    30.82
    10
    3. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    8.93
    90
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    11.03
    61
    5. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    7.39
    119
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    4.71
    120
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    4.61
    82
    8. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    6.37
    30
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    3.07
    163
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    6.41
    9
    11. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    2.45
    143
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    0.83
    179
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    2.66
    125
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.11
    150
    0.62
    174
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.07
    152
    2.12
    105
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    152
    0.23
    173
    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.