Bahamas vs United States: Death rate
Bahamas
8.71 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States
8.66 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
82nd
United States rank
83rd
Death rate over time
- Bahamas
- United States
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.66 deaths per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 82nd and United States ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and United States in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9479 deaths per 1,000 people | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 7.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1970s | 6.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1980s | 5.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1990s | 6.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 6.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 7.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3677 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2020s | 9.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.045 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Bahamas or United States?
- Bahamas, at 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.66 deaths per 1,000 people in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Bahamas and United States?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and United States rank globally for death rate?
- Bahamas ranks 82nd and United States ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.