What is the difference in death rate from diabetes between Bahamas and Sri Lanka?

0.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from diabetes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Sri Lanka: Death rate from diabetes

Bahamas

45.5 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2016

Sri Lanka

46.23 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

Bahamas rank

24th

Sri Lanka rank

23rd

Death rate from diabetes over time

Bahamas
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 46.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 45.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.48 deaths per 100,000 people	15.11 deaths per 100,000 people	34.37 deaths per 100,000 people	Bahamas
2000s	49.41 deaths per 100,000 people	30.82 deaths per 100,000 people	18.59 deaths per 100,000 people	Bahamas
2010s	50.54 deaths per 100,000 people	47.69 deaths per 100,000 people	2.85 deaths per 100,000 people	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from diabetes, Bahamas or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 46.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 45.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas as of 2019.
What is the difference in death rate from diabetes between Bahamas and Sri Lanka?: 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sri Lanka?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Bahamas and Sri Lanka rank globally for death rate from diabetes?: Bahamas ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from diabetes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from diabetes
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, 4,492 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from diabetes mellitus, blood and endocrine disorders in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.