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

0.98 deaths per 100,000 people, with Suriname ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.

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 Suriname: Death rate from diabetes

Bahamas

45.5 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2016

Suriname

46.48 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2014

Bahamas rank

24th

Suriname rank

22nd

Death rate from diabetes over time

Bahamas
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 46.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 45.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Bahamas ranks 24th and Suriname ranks 22nd of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11.43 deaths per 100,000 people	24.45 deaths per 100,000 people	13.03 deaths per 100,000 people	Suriname
1990s	49.48 deaths per 100,000 people	46.11 deaths per 100,000 people	3.37 deaths per 100,000 people	Bahamas
2000s	48.74 deaths per 100,000 people	50.3 deaths per 100,000 people	1.56 deaths per 100,000 people	Suriname
2010s	50.91 deaths per 100,000 people	53.49 deaths per 100,000 people	2.58 deaths per 100,000 people	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from diabetes, Bahamas or Suriname?: Suriname, at 46.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 45.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas as of 2014.
What is the difference in death rate from diabetes between Bahamas and Suriname?: 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Suriname?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Bahamas and Suriname rank globally for death rate from diabetes?: Bahamas ranks 24th and Suriname ranks 22nd 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.