Bahamas vs Guyana: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Bahamas
44.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Guyana
40.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Bahamas rank
6th
Guyana rank
8th
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Bahamas
- Guyana
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 44.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 40.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Guyana ahead.
Bahamas ranks 6th and Guyana ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 64.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 1980s | 19.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 1990s | 29.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 54.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2000s | 69.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2010s | 47.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 76.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Bahamas or Guyana?
- Bahamas, at 44.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 40.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana as of 2016.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Bahamas and Guyana?
- 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guyana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and Guyana rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Bahamas ranks 6th and Guyana ranks 8th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. 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 infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.