Bahamas vs Jamaica: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases
Bahamas
46.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica
50.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bahamas rank
22nd
Jamaica rank
20th
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 50.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 46.17 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 22nd and Jamaica ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 45.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 46.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1439 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 50.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 46.17 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Bahamas ranks 22nd and Jamaica ranks 20th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases. 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 age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.