Bahamas vs Barbados: Breast cancer death rate in women
Bahamas
28.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Barbados
24.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Bahamas rank
5th
Barbados rank
7th
Breast cancer death rate in women over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 28.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 5th and Barbados ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 22.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 25.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 27.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 33.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 28.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2016.
- What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Bahamas ranks 5th and Barbados ranks 7th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.