What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Bahamas and Jamaica?

2.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?

18 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.

Bahamas vs Jamaica: Breast cancer death rate in women

Bahamas

28.39 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2016

Jamaica

26.03 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2014

Bahamas rank

5th

Jamaica rank

6th

Breast cancer death rate in women over time

Bahamas
Jamaica

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 28.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 5th and Jamaica ranks 6th of 111 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	22.21 deaths per 100,000 people	20.73 deaths per 100,000 people	1.48 deaths per 100,000 people	Bahamas
2000s	27.98 deaths per 100,000 people	18.99 deaths per 100,000 people	8.99 deaths per 100,000 people	Bahamas
2010s	33.13 deaths per 100,000 people	22.58 deaths per 100,000 people	10.55 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 Jamaica?: Bahamas, at 28.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2016.
What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Bahamas and Jamaica?: 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.
How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?: Bahamas ranks 5th and Jamaica ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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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Indicator: Breast cancer death rate in women
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,880 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.