Bahamas vs Guinea-Bissau: Death rate from drowning
Bahamas
6.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau
6.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bahamas rank
38th
Guinea-Bissau rank
41st
Death rate from drowning over time
- Bahamas
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 38th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 6.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Bahamas or Guinea-Bissau?
- Bahamas, at 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Bahamas ranks 38th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.