HEALTH PROFILE: Bahamas
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GOOD
POOR
World Rank | ||||
Male | Female | M | F | |
At Birth |
69.9
|
76.6
|
101
|
94
|
Age |
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
|

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
|

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
|

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
|

GOOD
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS | |
Total | Rank |
3.7
|
106
|
SMOKING % | |||
M | F | Rank | |
20.6
|
2.1
|
110
|
122
|
OBESITY % | |||
M | F | Rank | |
39.2
|
55.1
|
12
|
10
|
HAPPINESS SCORE | |
Total | Rank |
N/D
|
N/D
|

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
|

Value | World Rank | |
Population Total |
410,862
|
169
|
Sex Ratio M / F |
0.86
|
192
|
Population 0-14 |
21.4%
|
119
|
Population 15-64 |
70.0%
|
18
|
Population 65 + |
8.6%
|
88
|
Birth Rate / 1000 |
13.10
|
121
|
Death Rate / 1000 |
5.60
|
147
|
Fertility Rate |
1.44
|
181
|
Infant Mortality |
9.40
|
127
|
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F |
1.03
|
150
|
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F |
0.90
|
193
|
Value | World Rank | |
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F |
0.86
|
192
|
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F |
0.81
|
89
|
Net Migration |
3.20
|
25
|
Population Growth |
1.07%
|
79
|
Literacy Total |
N/D
|
N/D
|
Literacy Male |
N/D
|
N/D
|
Literacy Female |
N/D
|
N/D
|
Unemployment |
9.2%
|
44
|
Life Expectancy / Birth |
73.2
|
98
|
Healthy Life Expectancy |
64.4
|
94
|
GDP per Capita USD |
$33,100
|
55
|
COVID-19 REPORT
CASES | DEATHS |
38,084
|
844
|
4/1/24

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

CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS

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.
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.