Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Death rate from digestive diseases
Bahamas
21.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Puerto Rico
22.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bahamas rank
50th
Puerto Rico rank
49th
Death rate from digestive diseases over time
- Bahamas
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 22.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 50th and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 54.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 48.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7243 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 31.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 27.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 26.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 22.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for death rate from digestive diseases?
- Bahamas ranks 50th and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. 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 digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.